Association between Physical Activity and Health Outcomes (High Body Fatness, High Blood Pressure) in Namibian Adolescents and Adult women.

Regular physical activity (PA) is known to promote the physical and mental health of children and adolescents and further prevent the development of health problems in adulthood. Information on body composition and PA is crucial for health promotion strategies and for epidemiological studies informing policies. However, there is limited data on the association between body composition and PA in Namibia.

The use of anthropometric measurements and the influence of demographic factors on the prediction of VO(2max) in a cohort of adolescents: the PAHL study.

Background: [Formula: see text] prediction models have not focused on children and adolescents from South Africa and have not included various demographic factors as possible predictors.

Aim: The purpose of this study was, therefore, to determine whether a valid [Formula: see text] prediction function can be developed from several anthropometric measurements and demographic factors of a cohort of adolescents in South Africa.

Subjects And Methods: A total of 214 adolescent boys (n = 88) and girls (n = 126) (15.