Associations between estimated aerobic fitness and cardiovascular risk factors in adults with different levels of abdominal obesity

We investigated the association between estimated aerobic fitness and cardiovascular risk factors, and how the association is affected by abdominal obesity. Cross-sectional population study. Participants comprised 3820 adults aged 25 to 64 years from the FINRISK 2002 Study in Finland. Aerobic fitness was estimated using a non-exercise test. Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), blood pressure, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), triglycerides, HDL-C to total cholesterol ratio, and gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) levels were measured by standardized methods. After controlling for age, smoking and alcohol consumption, aerobic fitness was inversely associated with systolic (P=0.027) and diastolic (P