What question did this study set out to answer?

To explore the relationship between various anthropometric parameters and cardiorespiratory fitness in individuals with obesity.

June 12, 2026European Journal of Preventive CardiologyOpen Access

How to evaluate obesity-related functional limitation: relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and anthropometric parameters

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Why the study?

How do anthropometric parameters (BMI, waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio) correlate with cardiorespiratory fitness assessed by CPET in adults with obesity?

Population

593 adults living with obesity, with or without bariatric surgery therapy, mean age 46.2 ± 11.3 years, 72.8%…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

FBF BattistaUniversity of Padua FDF DuregonUniversity of Padua GCG CipaniUniversity of Padua

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Implication

May warrant BMI-adjusted fitness norms in obesity; leaves open causal effects and need for prospective trials.

Key Points

To explore the relationship between various anthropometric parameters and cardiorespiratory fitness in individuals with obesity.
Observational study involving adults living with obesity (BMI > 25 kg/m², WHtR > 0.5).
Assessment included maximal cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) and collection of clinical data.
Statistical analysis used t-test, Mann–Whitney U, Spearman’s rho, and multivariate regression analyses.
Among 593 patients, BMI was inversely correlated with VO2peak/kg (Rho = –0.45), waist circumference (Rho = –0.35), and WHtR (Rho = –0.45).
BMI was identified as a stronger independent determinant of cardiorespiratory fitness (β = –0.497) than waist circumference (β = –0.480) and WHtR (β = –0.438).
WHtR lost statistical significance with functional parameters in bariatric surgery patients.

Structured PICO

How do anthropometric parameters (BMI, waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio) correlate with cardiorespiratory fitness assessed by CPET in adults with obesity?

Population

593 adults living with obesity (BMI > 25 kg/m², WHtR > 0.5), with or without bariatric surgery therapy, mean age 46.2 ± 11.3 years, 72.8% women.

Outcome

Relationship between anthropometric parameters (BMI, waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio) and cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2peak/kg) assessed by maximal cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET).surrogate

Anthropometric parameters including BMI, waist circumference, and waist-to-height ratio are independently associated with cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with obesity, with BMI showing a slightly superior correlation.

Limitations

Low proportion of explained variance in the multivariate analysis

Cite This Study

Battista et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2bd1386550ea4541ffe959 https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwag249.274

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How to evaluate obesity-related functional limitation: relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and anthropometric parameters

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How to evaluate obesity-related functional limitation: relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and anthropometric parameters

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Key Points

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Limitations

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