TABLE 2.
Mean (SD) differences in cardiorespiratory fitness quantified using different methods for children with and without obesity.
| Without Obesity | With Obesity | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute (L·min−1) | 1.52 (0.34) | 1.68 (0.42) | 0.13 |
| Relative to body weight (mL·kg−1 BM·min−1) | 39.8 (7.3) | 26.5 (3.2) | <0.001 |
| Relative to LBM (mL·kg−1 LBM·min−1) | 53.4 (7.4) | 48.2 (5.9) | 0.009 |
| Percent of predicted based on | |||
| LBM (Cooper et al. 2016) | 104 (13) | 90 (11) | <0.001 |
| Age (Armstrong et al. 1994) | 92 (14) | 102 (21) | 0.046 |
| Measured BM (Cooper et al. 1984) | 98 (12) | 61 (11) | <0.001 |
| Ideal BM at 50th CDC BMI percentile (Cooper et al. 1984) | 103 (12) | 102 (17) | 0.88 |
| Ideal BM at 85th CDC BMI percentile (Cooper et al. 1984) | 98 (12) | 86 (15) | 0.003 |
| Measured BM (Cooper et al. 2016) | 96 (13) | 59 (8) | <0.001 |
| Ideal BM at 50th CDC BMI percentile (Cooper et al. 2016) | 101 (12) | 101 (15) | 0.84 |
| Ideal BM at 85th CDC BMI percentile | 96 (13) | 84 (13) | 0.001 |