Why are some people more fit than others? Correlates and determinants of cardiorespiratory fitness in adults: protocol for a systematic review
Abstract Background Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is a physical condition that is now well established as a predictor of numerous adverse health outcomes, independent of physical activity levels. In order to be able to improve CRF at the population level and to develop effective interventions and...
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| description | Abstract Background Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is a physical condition that is now well established as a predictor of numerous adverse health outcomes, independent of physical activity levels. In order to be able to improve CRF at the population level and to develop effective interventions and public health programmes, it is important to understand why some people are more fit than others. Therefore, the primary aim of the systematic review described in this protocol is to examine individual and interpersonal factors that are correlated with or determine CRF among adults. Methods The review will focus on quantitative studies that investigate any personal and interpersonal correlates and/or determinants of objectively measured CRF among the general, non-symptomatic, non-institutionalized adult population (aged 18–65 years) worldwide. The databases MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Library will be searched to identify all relevant published journal articles, and Google Scholar and Scopus will be searched for grey literature. Studies where CRF is not an outcome variable and experimental studies where participants specifically receive a fitness intervention that increases CRF will be excluded. For each study, data extracted will include, among other variables, study characteristics, methodology for selecting participants into the study as well as the participants’ demographic characteristics, types of correlates and determinants of CRF investigated and their measurement methods, the objective measure of CRF used and its measurement method and validity, and the main reported results on the association between the correlates or determinants and CRF. In addition, observational studies will be assessed for methodological quality and risk of bias using a customized version of the Quality Assessment Tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Experimental studies will be assessed using the 27-item Downs and Black “Checklist for Measuring Study Quality”. The final results will be presented as a narrative synthesis of the main findings of all included studies. Discussion By consolidating and synthesizing the current research on possible individual and interpersonal correlates and determinants of CRF among adults worldwide, we aim to aid future public health actions, as well as identify gaps in our full understanding of what influences CRF. Systematic review registration PROSPERO CRD42017055456 . |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c4d00832021847328016326051736a112022-12-22T01:58:56ZengBMCSystematic Reviews2046-40532017-05-01611810.1186/s13643-017-0497-4Why are some people more fit than others? Correlates and determinants of cardiorespiratory fitness in adults: protocol for a systematic reviewNita Perumal0Gert B.M. Mensink1Thomas Keil2Jonas David Finger3Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Robert Koch InstituteDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Robert Koch InstituteInstitute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center BerlinDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Robert Koch InstituteAbstract Background Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is a physical condition that is now well established as a predictor of numerous adverse health outcomes, independent of physical activity levels. In order to be able to improve CRF at the population level and to develop effective interventions and public health programmes, it is important to understand why some people are more fit than others. Therefore, the primary aim of the systematic review described in this protocol is to examine individual and interpersonal factors that are correlated with or determine CRF among adults. Methods The review will focus on quantitative studies that investigate any personal and interpersonal correlates and/or determinants of objectively measured CRF among the general, non-symptomatic, non-institutionalized adult population (aged 18–65 years) worldwide. The databases MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Library will be searched to identify all relevant published journal articles, and Google Scholar and Scopus will be searched for grey literature. Studies where CRF is not an outcome variable and experimental studies where participants specifically receive a fitness intervention that increases CRF will be excluded. For each study, data extracted will include, among other variables, study characteristics, methodology for selecting participants into the study as well as the participants’ demographic characteristics, types of correlates and determinants of CRF investigated and their measurement methods, the objective measure of CRF used and its measurement method and validity, and the main reported results on the association between the correlates or determinants and CRF. In addition, observational studies will be assessed for methodological quality and risk of bias using a customized version of the Quality Assessment Tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Experimental studies will be assessed using the 27-item Downs and Black “Checklist for Measuring Study Quality”. The final results will be presented as a narrative synthesis of the main findings of all included studies. Discussion By consolidating and synthesizing the current research on possible individual and interpersonal correlates and determinants of CRF among adults worldwide, we aim to aid future public health actions, as well as identify gaps in our full understanding of what influences CRF. Systematic review registration PROSPERO CRD42017055456 .http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-017-0497-4Cardiorespiratory fitnessAerobic fitnessCorrelatesDeterminantsRisk factorsSystematic review |
| spellingShingle | Nita Perumal Gert B.M. Mensink Thomas Keil Jonas David Finger Why are some people more fit than others? Correlates and determinants of cardiorespiratory fitness in adults: protocol for a systematic review Systematic Reviews Cardiorespiratory fitness Aerobic fitness Correlates Determinants Risk factors Systematic review |
| title | Why are some people more fit than others? Correlates and determinants of cardiorespiratory fitness in adults: protocol for a systematic review |
| title_full | Why are some people more fit than others? Correlates and determinants of cardiorespiratory fitness in adults: protocol for a systematic review |
| title_fullStr | Why are some people more fit than others? Correlates and determinants of cardiorespiratory fitness in adults: protocol for a systematic review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Why are some people more fit than others? Correlates and determinants of cardiorespiratory fitness in adults: protocol for a systematic review |
| title_short | Why are some people more fit than others? Correlates and determinants of cardiorespiratory fitness in adults: protocol for a systematic review |
| title_sort | why are some people more fit than others correlates and determinants of cardiorespiratory fitness in adults protocol for a systematic review |
| topic | Cardiorespiratory fitness Aerobic fitness Correlates Determinants Risk factors Systematic review |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-017-0497-4 |
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