Differences in Adolescent’s Cardiometabolic Health: A Comparison Regarding Guided Team and Endurance Sports

Ștefan Adrian Martin () and Roxana Maria Martin-Hadmaș
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Ștefan Adrian Martin: Department of Physiology, Center for Advanced Medical and Pharmaceutical Research “George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș, Gheorghe Marinescu 38, 540139 Mureș, Romania
Roxana Maria Martin-Hadmaș: Department of Community Nutrition and Food Safety, “George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology from Târgu Mureș, Gheorghe Marinescu 38, 540139 Mureș, Romania

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 24, 1-11

Abstract: Physical exercise can induce changes in gas exchange and ventilation kinetics. Of these, some will lead to various adaptations which can influence performance and health. We conducted a single-center observational study on 40 participants. Of them, 20 participants came from volleyball (Sample 1) and the other 20 participants came from triathlon (Sample 2). All participants underwent anthropometric and basal metabolic rate measurements, along with a laboratory aerobic capacity test (VO 2peak ). In Sample 1, the VO 2peak was 2.38 L/min and 37.5 mL/min/kg, unlike in Sample 2, which had 2.31 L/min ( p = 0.402, Mann–Whitney U = 204) and 43 mL/min/kg oxygen uptake ( p = 0.0001). VE/VO 2 was significantly different ( p = 0.0002, Mann–Whitney U = 80), reaching 31.3 and 36.1 L/min in Sample 1 and Sample 2. Similar results were obtained regarding VE/VCO 2 ( p = 0.0074, Mann–Whitney U = 126), i.e., 31.3 and 33.9 L/min in Sample 1 and Sample 2. The contribution of physical activity was observed in both groups by taking into account the peak oxygen uptake. In comparison, the team sports sample showed an increased metabolic cost at the VO 2peak .

Keywords: physical activity; physical training; body composition; physical fitness; energy expenditure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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