Verify the association between metabolic risk profile (MRP) in students with different levels of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and body mass index (BMI), as well as the nutritional status of their parents.
Cross-sectional study comprising 1254 schoolchildren aged between 7 and 17 years. MRP was calculated by summing the standardized values of HDL and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, and systolic blood pressure. The parents' nutritional status was evaluated by self-reported weight and height data for BMI calculation. The BMI of schoolchildren was classified as underweight/normal weight and overweight/obese. CRF was assessed by 9-minute run/walk test, categorized as fit (good levels) and unfit (low levels). Data were analyzed using prevalence ratio (PR) values.
The data indicates a higher occurrence of metabolic risk development in schoolchildren whose mothers were obese (PR: 1.50; 95% CI: 1.01, 2.23), and even higher for those whose father and mother were obese (PR: 2.79; 95% CI: 1.41, 5.51). Students who had low levels of CRF and overweight/obesity had higher occurrence of presenting the MRP (PR: 5.25; 95% CI: 3.31, 8.16).
The occurrence of metabolic risk development in schoolchildren increases with low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness, overweight/obesity, and presence of parental obesity.