The Combined Effects of Obesity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness Are Associated with Response Inhibition: An ERP Study

Chi, Lin; Hung, Chiao-Ling; Lin, Chi-Yen; Song, Tai-Fen; Chu, Chien-Heng; Chang, Yu-Kai; Zhou, Chenglin

doi:10.3390/ijerph18073429

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The Combined Effects of Obesity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness Are Associated with Response Inhibition: An ERP Study

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Lin Chi

¹,

Chiao-Ling Hung

²,

Chi-Yen Lin

³,

Tai-Fen Song

⁴,

Chien-Heng Chu

^5,*

,

Yu-Kai Chang

^5,6,*

and

Chenglin Zhou

^7,*

¹

School of Physical Education, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou 363000, Fujian, China

²

Department of Athletics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106319, Taiwan

³

Physical Education Office, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202301, Taiwan

⁴

Department of Sport Performance, National Taiwan University of Sport, Taichung 404401, Taiwan

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Department of Physical Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 106209, Taiwan

⁶

Institute for Research Excellence in Learning Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 106209, Taiwan

⁷

School of Psychology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China

^*

Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(7), 3429; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073429

Submission received: 6 February 2021 / Revised: 12 March 2021 / Accepted: 21 March 2021 / Published: 25 March 2021

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, and Exercise Interventions for Preserving Human Health and Preventing and Treating Chronic Conditions across the Lifespan)

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Abstract

Obesity and cardiorespiratory fitness exhibit negative and positive impacts, respectively, on executive function. Nevertheless, the combined effects of these two factors on executive function remain unclear. This study investigated the combined effects of obesity and cardiorespiratory fitness on response inhibition of executive function from both behavioral and neuroelectric perspectives. Ninety-six young adults aged between 18 and 25 years were recruited and assigned into four groups: the high cardiorespiratory fitness with normal weight (NH), high cardiorespiratory fitness with obesity (OH), low cardiorespiratory fitness with normal weight (NL), and low cardiorespiratory fitness with obesity (OL) groups. The stop-signal task and its induced P3 component of event-related potentials was utilized to index response inhibition. The participants with higher cardiorespiratory fitness (i.e., the NH and OH groups) demonstrated better behavioral performance (i.e., shorter response times and higher accuracy levels), as well as shorter stop-signal response times and larger P3 amplitudes than their counterparts with low cardiorespiratory fitness (i.e., the NL and OL groups). The study provides first-hand evidence of the substantial effects of cardiorespiratory fitness on the response inhibition, including evidence that the detrimental effects of obesity might be overcome by high cardiorespiratory fitness.

Keywords: body mass index; fitness; executive control; event-related potential

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Chi, L.; Hung, C.-L.; Lin, C.-Y.; Song, T.-F.; Chu, C.-H.; Chang, Y.-K.; Zhou, C. The Combined Effects of Obesity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness Are Associated with Response Inhibition: An ERP Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 3429. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073429

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Chi L, Hung C-L, Lin C-Y, Song T-F, Chu C-H, Chang Y-K, Zhou C. The Combined Effects of Obesity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness Are Associated with Response Inhibition: An ERP Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(7):3429. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073429

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Chi, Lin, Chiao-Ling Hung, Chi-Yen Lin, Tai-Fen Song, Chien-Heng Chu, Yu-Kai Chang, and Chenglin Zhou. 2021. "The Combined Effects of Obesity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness Are Associated with Response Inhibition: An ERP Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 7: 3429. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073429

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Chi, L., Hung, C.-L., Lin, C.-Y., Song, T.-F., Chu, C.-H., Chang, Y.-K., & Zhou, C. (2021). The Combined Effects of Obesity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness Are Associated with Response Inhibition: An ERP Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(7), 3429. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073429

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