OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between @entity410 and dietary patterns in adolescents. DESIGN: Food choice was assessed using the validated New Zealand Adolescent FFQ. Principal components analysis was used to determine dietary patterns. Trained research assistants measured @entity1 ' height and body mass. @entity410 was assessed in a subset of @entity1 using the multistage 20 m shuttle run. The level and stage were recorded, and the corresponding VO2max was calculated. Differences in mean VO2max according to sex and BMI were assessed using t tests, while associations between @entity410 and dietary patterns were examined using linear regression analyses adjusted for age, sex, school attended, socio-economic deprivation and BMI. SETTING: Secondary schools in Otago, New Zealand. SUBJECTS: Students (n 279) aged 14-18 years who completed an online lifestyle survey during a class period. RESULTS: Principal components analysis produced three dietary patterns: 'Treat Foods', 'Fruits and Vegetables' and 'Basic Foods'. The 279 @entity1 who provided questionnaire data and completed @entity410 testing had a mean age of 15  7 (sd 0  9) years. Mean VO2max was 45  8 (sd 6  9) ml/kg per min. The 'Fruits and Vegetables' pattern was positively associated with VO2max in the total sample (b=0  04; 95 %CI 0  02, 0  07), @entity1 (b=0  06; 95 % CI 0  03, 0  10) and @entity1 (b=0  03; 95 % CI 0  01, 0  05). CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that increase in @entity410 was associated with a healthier dietary pattern, suggesting both should be targeted as part of a global lifestyle approach. Longitudinal studies are needed to confirm this association in relation to health outcomes in New Zealand adolescents.

XXXX is positively associated with a healthy dietary pattern in New Zealand adolescents.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'girls', 'boys'] @entity410 :: ('MESH:D012640', 'Disease') :: ['Cardiorespiratory fitness', 'cardiorespiratory fitness']
@entity410 :: (MESH:D012640,Disease) :: ['Cardiorespiratory fitness']
