Cardiorespiratory Capacity, Anthropometric Variables and Body Composition in Young University Women with Overweight and Obesity

Abstract

Introduction: Evidence that suggests a relationship of obesogenic variables such as BMI, waist circumference, and body fat as predictors of cardiovascular health have grown in recent years. However, there are few studies that have determined to what extent variables associated with obesity as the percentage of fat mass may explain differences in the level of cardiorespiratory fitness. Objective: To determine the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness measured through VO2 máx. and anthropometric and body composition measurements in overweight and obese young women, and to determine the extent to which the percentage of fat mass explains the variation of the values ​​of VO2 máx. Material and methods: Descriptive and correlational-causal design. Cardiorespiratory fitness, BMI, waist circumference and body composition were evaluated by a single time of 52 university students who participated in the study voluntarily. Results: Women with worse cardiorespiratory status measured with VO2 máx. had higher values ​​of BMI, waist circumference, percentage of total and localized fat mass, and fat percentage accounts for 25.2% of VO2 máx. changes. Conclusion: Although cardiorespiratory capacity has a significant correlation with all the obesogenic variables evaluated in young university women, it represents a low percentage of their prediction.