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Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Performance in Multiple Domains of Executive Functions in School–Aged Adolescents

The objective of this study was to investigate the association between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and performance in multiple domains of executive functions in school–aged adolescents. A sample of 132 adolescents (43% girls) aged 11–16 years were included in this cross–sectional study. Each par...

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Autores principales: Cabral, Ludmila Lucena Pereira, Browne, Rodrigo Alberto Vieira, Freire, Yuri Alberto, Schwade, Daniel, Souto, Gabriel Costa, Dantas, Matheus, Lima, Flávio Anselmo Silva, Farias-Junior, Luiz Fernando, Costa, Eduardo Caldas, Barros, Jônatas França
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7960783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33737887
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.640765
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author Cabral, Ludmila Lucena Pereira
Browne, Rodrigo Alberto Vieira
Freire, Yuri Alberto
Schwade, Daniel
Souto, Gabriel Costa
Dantas, Matheus
Lima, Flávio Anselmo Silva
Farias-Junior, Luiz Fernando
Costa, Eduardo Caldas
Barros, Jônatas França
author_facet Cabral, Ludmila Lucena Pereira
Browne, Rodrigo Alberto Vieira
Freire, Yuri Alberto
Schwade, Daniel
Souto, Gabriel Costa
Dantas, Matheus
Lima, Flávio Anselmo Silva
Farias-Junior, Luiz Fernando
Costa, Eduardo Caldas
Barros, Jônatas França
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description The objective of this study was to investigate the association between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and performance in multiple domains of executive functions in school–aged adolescents. A sample of 132 adolescents (43% girls) aged 11–16 years were included in this cross–sectional study. Each participant completed a progressive aerobic cardiovascular endurance running (PACER) test, computerized cognitive tasks (Attentional Network, Berg’s Card Sorting, Go/No–Go oddball, Sternberg’s Working Memory, and Tower of London) and questionnaire for daytime sleepiness, as well as other factors that might influence cognitive performance (age, sex, school year, pubertal stage, and body mass index – BMI). Generalized linear model was used to calculate the coefficient estimates (β) and its 95% confidence interval (CI) for the cognitive tasks using PACER laps as a predictor, controlling for potential confounding variables. There was a negatively association of PACER laps with planning (β = –17.1, 95% CI –31.9, –2.3) and solution (β = –44.6, 95% CI –75.1, –14.2) time in performing the Tower of London task, as well as with perseverative errors in performing Berg’s task (β = –0.073, 95% CI –0.133, –0.013). Moderating effect of sex was found for the association of PACER laps with completed categories and perseverative errors in Berg’s task (p < 0.05). Mediating effect of BMI was found for the association between PACER laps and NoGo task, revealing a full mediator accounted for 81% of the total effect mediated (standardized indirect effect, –0.069, 95% CI –0.140, –0.020; standardized direct effect, 0.011, 95% CI –0.149, 0.165). No association was found for Attentional or Sternberg’s tasks. The findings suggest that school–aged adolescents with higher CRF level showed better planning and problem–solving abilities and cognitive flexibility. Additionally, the positive association of CRF with cognitive flexibility was sex–moderated and with inhibitory control was BMI–mediated.
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spelling pubmed-79607832021-03-17 Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Performance in Multiple Domains of Executive Functions in School–Aged Adolescents Cabral, Ludmila Lucena Pereira Browne, Rodrigo Alberto Vieira Freire, Yuri Alberto Schwade, Daniel Souto, Gabriel Costa Dantas, Matheus Lima, Flávio Anselmo Silva Farias-Junior, Luiz Fernando Costa, Eduardo Caldas Barros, Jônatas França Front Physiol Physiology The objective of this study was to investigate the association between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and performance in multiple domains of executive functions in school–aged adolescents. A sample of 132 adolescents (43% girls) aged 11–16 years were included in this cross–sectional study. Each participant completed a progressive aerobic cardiovascular endurance running (PACER) test, computerized cognitive tasks (Attentional Network, Berg’s Card Sorting, Go/No–Go oddball, Sternberg’s Working Memory, and Tower of London) and questionnaire for daytime sleepiness, as well as other factors that might influence cognitive performance (age, sex, school year, pubertal stage, and body mass index – BMI). Generalized linear model was used to calculate the coefficient estimates (β) and its 95% confidence interval (CI) for the cognitive tasks using PACER laps as a predictor, controlling for potential confounding variables. There was a negatively association of PACER laps with planning (β = –17.1, 95% CI –31.9, –2.3) and solution (β = –44.6, 95% CI –75.1, –14.2) time in performing the Tower of London task, as well as with perseverative errors in performing Berg’s task (β = –0.073, 95% CI –0.133, –0.013). Moderating effect of sex was found for the association of PACER laps with completed categories and perseverative errors in Berg’s task (p < 0.05). Mediating effect of BMI was found for the association between PACER laps and NoGo task, revealing a full mediator accounted for 81% of the total effect mediated (standardized indirect effect, –0.069, 95% CI –0.140, –0.020; standardized direct effect, 0.011, 95% CI –0.149, 0.165). No association was found for Attentional or Sternberg’s tasks. The findings suggest that school–aged adolescents with higher CRF level showed better planning and problem–solving abilities and cognitive flexibility. Additionally, the positive association of CRF with cognitive flexibility was sex–moderated and with inhibitory control was BMI–mediated. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-02 /pmc/articles/PMC7960783/ /pubmed/33737887 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.640765 Text en Copyright © 2021 Cabral, Browne, Freire, Schwade, Souto, Dantas, Lima, Farias-Junior, Costa and Barros. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Physiology
Cabral, Ludmila Lucena Pereira
Browne, Rodrigo Alberto Vieira
Freire, Yuri Alberto
Schwade, Daniel
Souto, Gabriel Costa
Dantas, Matheus
Lima, Flávio Anselmo Silva
Farias-Junior, Luiz Fernando
Costa, Eduardo Caldas
Barros, Jônatas França
Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Performance in Multiple Domains of Executive Functions in School–Aged Adolescents
title Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Performance in Multiple Domains of Executive Functions in School–Aged Adolescents
title_full Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Performance in Multiple Domains of Executive Functions in School–Aged Adolescents
title_fullStr Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Performance in Multiple Domains of Executive Functions in School–Aged Adolescents
title_full_unstemmed Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Performance in Multiple Domains of Executive Functions in School–Aged Adolescents
title_short Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Performance in Multiple Domains of Executive Functions in School–Aged Adolescents
title_sort cardiorespiratory fitness and performance in multiple domains of executive functions in school–aged adolescents
topic Physiology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7960783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33737887
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.640765
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