Percentile values for flexibility tests in youths aged 6 to 17 years: Influence of weight status

Castro‐Piñero, José; Girela-Rejón, María José; González-Montesinos, José Luis; Mora, Jesús; Conde‐Caveda, Julio; Sjöstróm, Michael; Ruiz, Jonatan R.

doi:10.1080/17461391.2011.606833

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“…For example, the studies on European children and adolescents found that boys performed better in cardiorespiratory fitness (10,(19)(20)(21)(22), muscular strength (10,20,23,24), or speed (10,20,25). However, the same studies found that girls performed better in flexibility tests (10,20,26). Additionally, the same studies found a plateau approximately at the same ages.…”

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Percentile Values of Physical Fitness Levels among Polish Children Aged 7 to 19 Years - a Population-Based Study

Dobosz¹,

Mayorga-Vega²,

Viciana³

2015

Cent Eur J Public Health

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SUMMARYAim: The objective of the study was to report gender and age-specific percentile values for fourteen commonly used field-based physical fitness tests among a national representative sample of Polish children aged 7 to 19 years.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional and population-based study examines the physical fitness among a random and large national representative sample of schoolchildren aged 7 to 19 years in Poland. A sample of 49,281 children and adolescents (25,687 boys and 23,594 girls) was assessed by the EUROFIT fitness test battery, the International Committee on the Standardization of Physical Fitness Tests and Cooper Test of physical fitness. The LMS statistical method was used.Results: Smoothed gender and age-specific percentiles for the physical fitness tests in boys and girls aged 7 to 19 years are reported and expressed as both tabulated and curves values (2.3rd, 9th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 91st, and 97.7th). Figures showed greater physical fitness levels in boys, except for the flamingo balance, sit-and-reach, and stand-and-reach tests, in which girls performed slightly better. There was also a trend towards increased physical fitness levels as the age increased in both boys and girls. Conclusion:The percentile values provided will enable the correct interpretation and monitoring of fitness status of Polish children.

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Section: Smoothed Gender and Age-specific Percentile Values For Thementioning

confidence: 68%

Percentile Values of Physical Fitness Levels among Polish Children Aged 7 to 19 Years - a Population-Based Study

Dobosz¹,

Mayorga-Vega²,

Viciana³

2015

Cent Eur J Public Health

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“…A major concern, though, has arisen from the results of such test, since a considerable number of subjects scored 0: indeed, the test measures the total time in seconds by which the subject is able to sustain a contraction hanging on a horizontal bar, through his arms in a flexed position, and being able to maintain his chin above the bar; indeed such conditions make the test difficult to execute. Moreover, the test is weight dependent, underlining the low accuracy of such test in an adolescent population [161] and suggesting to consider some other test for the assessment of muscular endurance. (Table 5).…”

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A systematic review to determine reliability and usefulness of the field-based test batteries for the assessment of physical fitness in adolescents – The ASSO Project

Bianco¹,

Jemni²,

Thomas³

et al. 2015

Int J Occup Med Environ Health

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The aim of the present review is to investigate the main field-based tests, used alone or included in sport or fitness batteries, for the assessment of health-and skill-related physical fitness components in adolescents. Different scientific databases were searched through using the selected key words related to physical fitness and its components for adolescence. The search focused on original articles and reviews/meta-analyses using valid, reproducible and feasible tests that fit within the school environment. A total of 100 scientific manuscripts were included in the qualitative synthesis. The present systematic review pointed out 5 fitness tests that well adapt to the evaluation of the components of physical fitness of adolescents within a school environment: the 20 m shuttle run test for cardio-respiratory endurance; the handgrip strength test for upper body maximal strength; the standing broad jump test for lower body maximal strength; the sit-up test to exhaustion for muscular endurance and the 4×10 m shuttle run test for speed, agility and coordination. These fitness tests have been finally selected and incorporated into the Adolescents and Surveillance System for the Obesity prevention -Fitness Test Battery (ASSO-FTB), and will be adopted within the ASSO Project for evaluation purposes. This instrument could be also provided to teachers and people working in schools in order to assess physical fitness of adolescents over time and prevent obesity and related diseases.

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“…En general, las mujeres muestran mejores resultados de flexibilidad que los hombres y, aunque estas diferencias fueron estadísticamente significativas en los grupos más jóvenes (p=0,01 en el grupo de 10 a 12 años y p=0,001 en el grupo de 13 a 14 años), disminuyeron hasta no ser estadísticamente significativas al comparar los grupos de mayor edad (p=0,556 en el grupo de 15 a 16 años y p=0,656 en el grupo de 17 a 20 años). En cuanto a la flexibilidad, los resultados obtenidos en las chicas coincidieron con diversos estudios llevados a cabo con jóvenes y adolescentes (51,56).…”

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Análisis de los niveles de adiposidad y condición física en jóvenes escolares colombianos

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Contribución de los autores:Constanza Palomino-Devia: trabajo de campo Ambos autores participaron en la concepción y el diseño, la revisión y la búsqueda bibliográfica, la tabulación, el análisis y la interpretación de los datos, la redacción y la revisión crítica del manuscrito, y la aprobación de su versión final. . En cuanto a la condición física, los hombres registraron un mejor rendimiento en todas las variables estudiadas, con diferencias significativas (p<0,001), excepto en la flexibilidad, en la que las mujeres alcanzaron mejores resultados (3,1 Vs. 1,3 cm; p=0,003). En ambos sexos, el índice de masa corporal aumentó con la edad (p<0,001); en los hombres, el porcentaje de grasa disminuyó con la edad (p<0,0001) y en las mujeres aumentó (p<0,001). La condición física de los hombres mejoró con la edad en todas las variables, mientras que en las mujeres no hubo diferencias significativas entre los grupos de edad, salvo en el consumo máximo de oxígeno (VO 2máx ) (p<0,001). Conclusión. La adiposidad fue significativamente mayor en las mujeres que en los hombres. Los hombres tuvieron una mejor condición física en todas las variables, excepto en la flexibilidad. En los hombres la condición física mejoró significativamente con la edad, en tanto que en las mujeres no cambió. Análisis de la adiposidad y la condición física en escolares colombianosPalabras clave: composición corporal, índice de masa corporal, consumo de oxígeno, actividad motora, sexo, grupos de edad.doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.v36i3.3148 Analysis of adiposity and physical fitness in young Colombian studentsIntroduction: Body mass index and physical fitness are important markers of a healthy life style. Objective: To analyze adiposity and physical fitness in young students from public schools in Armenia, Colombia, and examine differences between sex and age groups. Materials and methods:We analyzed 1,150 students: 46.6% (n=536) males and 53.4% (n=614) females, with an age range of 10 to 20 years (15.45 ± 2.52). Physical fitness was evaluated by the Course-Navette test, the Horizontal Jump test, the 20-meter run test and the Sit-and-Reach test. Body mass index and body fat were also assessed. Results: Compared with males, females had significantly higher adiposity levels, body mass index (20.4 vs. 19.5) and body fat (23% vs. 11%). Males had higher levels of physical fitness in all the variables analyzed, with statistically significant differences (p<0.001), except in flexibility, where females achieved better results (3.1cm vs.1 3cm; p=0.003). In both sexes, body mass index increased with age (p<0.001). However, body fat decreased with age in males (p<0.001) and increased in females (p<0.001). In males, physical fitness improved with age in all variables. In females, no significant differences were found between age groups except in the maximal oxygen uptake (VO 2max , p<0.001).

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Percentile values for flexibility tests in youths aged 6 to 17 years: Influence of weight status

Cited by 26 publications

References 45 publications

Percentile Values of Physical Fitness Levels among Polish Children Aged 7 to 19 Years - a Population-Based Study

Percentile Values of Physical Fitness Levels among Polish Children Aged 7 to 19 Years - a Population-Based Study

A systematic review to determine reliability and usefulness of the field-based test batteries for the assessment of physical fitness in adolescents – The ASSO Project

Análisis de los niveles de adiposidad y condición física en jóvenes escolares colombianos

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