171135 20260515163944.0 doi 10.3305/nh.2013.28.4.6509 sideral 82760 ART-2013-82760 eng Matute-Llorente, A. (orcid)0000-0001-8500-1667 Physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescents with Down syndrome 2013 Aims: To determine if adolescents with and without Down syndrome (DS) accomplish the physical activity (PA) guidelines and to evaluate relationships between PA and cardiorespiratory variables. Methods: 42 adolescents (27 with DS) participated in this study. PA was measured using accelerometers. Walking-graded treadmill protocol with a breath-by-breath gas analyzer was employed to assess cardiorespiratory fitness. Results: Adolescents with DS spent less time in sedentary PA, moderate PA (MPA), vigorous PA (VPA) and moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) than those without DS. VO2peak was correlated with total minutes spent in light PA, MPA, VPA and MVPA in the control group (from r = 0.55 to r = 0.61, p < 0.05) and with MPA and MVPA in the DS group (from r = 0.38 to r = 0.41, p < 0.05). Conclusion: Nor DS neither control groups achieved at least 60 minutes of MPA daily. Engaging more time in MPA was associated with greater cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescents with DS. Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-sa https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.es 1.25 2013 NUTRITION & DIETETICS 62 / 78 = 0.795 2013 Q4 T3 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion González-Agüero, A. (orcid)0000-0002-1132-5906 Gómez-Cabello, A. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-6492-2512 Vicente-Rodríguez, G. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-4303-4097 Casajús Mallén, J. A. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-7215-6931 1006 245 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Educación Física y Depor. 28, 3 (2013), 1151-1155 Nutr. hosp. Nutricion Hospitalaria 0212-1611 97703 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/171135/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2529509 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/171135/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:171135 articulos driver 2026-05-15-14:53:29 ARTICLE