The relationship between physical fitness and obesity among a sample of adolescents in Cyprus

Aphamis, George; Giannaki, Christoforos D.; Tsouloupas, Costas N.; Ioannou, Y; Hadjicharalambous, Marios

doi:10.1515/ijamh-2014-0054

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“…Mak et al [ 17 ] claimed that the muscular endurance and flexibility of both boys and girls are positively correlated. Aphamis et al [ 36 ] asserted that a positive correlation exists between handgrip and vertical jump, and also 30 m sprint time and VO 2 max ( maximal oxygen uptake ) based on participants’ performance in strength tests. He et al [ 37 ] concluded that the performances of both sexes in hand grip strength, vertical jump, and sit-and-reach are significantly correlated.…”

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The Association between Body Mass Index and Physical Fitness of Normal Weight/Overweight/Obese University Students

Kung

Chang

Hwang

et al. 2020

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This study aimed to apply longitudinal data (in four waves) to examine relationships between body mass index (BMI), flexibility, muscular endurance, and explosive power, and employed a random-intercept panel model (RIPM) to divide the variations of different waves into between- and within-person variations. Furthermore, a multi-group model test was conducted to explore whether an interaction effect existed between sex and these relationships. The data were collected from a university in Taiwan between August 2009 and July 2010, and 3863 freshman and junior students were recruited. Results showed that the between- and within-person relationships between BMI and explosive power, and between BMI and muscular endurance, were negative (independent of sex). The negative between- and within-person associations between BMI and muscular endurance were both invariant with respect to sex. The negative between-person associations between BMI and explosive power were not equivalent for both sexes, yet the within-person associations between BMI and explosive power were equivalent for both sexes. The between-person associations between BMI and flexibility were positive for both sexes, but the within-person associations of these two variables were negative for both sexes. The invariance test confirmed that the positive associations of between-person BMI and between-person flexibility were invariant for both sexes, yet the negative associations of within-person BMI and within-person flexibility were not equivalent for both sexes. Between-and within-person correlations among explosive power, muscular endurance, and flexibility were significantly positive. Only the auto-regressions of BMI and muscular endurance were significant and equivalent for both sexes.

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The Association between Body Mass Index and Physical Fitness of Normal Weight/Overweight/Obese University Students

Kung

Chang

Hwang

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“…En cuanto a la condición física, nuestro estudio muestra altos niveles de correlación inversa con los pará-metros de composición corporal. Estudios similares en adolescentes chipriotas muestran una asociación inversa entre tener una masa grasa alta y diferentes parámetros de condición física (27).…”

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Relación entre condición física, actividad física y diferentes parámetros antropométricos en escolares de Santiago (Chile)

Muros¹,

Cofré-Bolados²,

Zurita-Ortega³

et al. 2016

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Introduction: Society is currently experiencing significant reductions in physical activity levels and increases in sedentary behavior are associated with obesity. Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of overweight and obesity in a group of school children in Santiago, Chile and explore the relationship between body composition, physical activity and physical fitness. Material and methods: Research was conducted with a representative sample of 515 students (10.6 ± 0.5 age-old). Data included their anthropometric measurements (BMI and fat percentage), physical activity, and physical fitness (aerobic capacity, lower-body and upper-body explosive strength). Results: About 55% of the sample was overweigh/obesity. Male students and students with normal body weight fared better in physical fitness tests than females and those who suffered from overweight or obesity. We found inverse relationships between the PAQ-C score and anthropometric parameters and between anthropometric parameters and physical fitness. Conclusion: Given the alarming levels of childhood overweight and obesity detected in Santiago and the relationship between physical fitness and body composition it is important to design interventions which can induce improvements in physical fitness, and specifically target females and children with obesity.

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“…Physical fitness is associated with body adiposity in youth (Aphamis, Giannaki, Tsouloupas, Ioannou, & Hadjicharalambous, ; Tsiros et al, ). Previous findings indicated that cardiorespiratory fitness and body fat have independent relationships in predicting metabolic risk in adolescents (Silva et al, ).…”

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Tracking of physical fitness in elementary school children: The role of changes in body fat

Werneck

Silva

Oyeyemi

et al. 2019

American J Hum Biol

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Objectives The aim of the present study was to examine the stability of physical fitness, and the interrelationships among intra‐individual changes in fitness and fatness among elementary school children. Methods A longitudinal study was conducted among 372 adolescents (196 boys) and followed up over 3 years (from childhood to adolescence). Physical fitness was estimated using three indicators: cardiorespiratory fitness (through a 9‐minute running test), flexibility (through a sit‐and‐reach test), and muscle resistance (through maximal abdominals in 1 minute). Body adiposity was obtained through triceps and subscapular skinfolds. Somatic maturation was assessed by the peak of height velocity. Kappa and Lin's tests of concordance as well as logistic regression analyses were conducted with P < 0.05 in STATA 15.1. Results Tracking of physical fitness from childhood to adolescence was moderate for both sexes [boys: kappa = 0.441 (P < 0.001); LCCC = 0.591 (P < 0.001). Girls: kappa = 0.335 (P < 0.001); LCCC = 0.534 (P < 0.001)]. A larger increment in body fat was associated with a higher likelihood to decrease a tertile in physical fitness among boys [OR: 4.17 (95% CI: 1.31‐13.22)] and with a lower likelihood to increase a tertile in physical fitness among both sexes [boys: OR = 0.25 (95% CI: 0.09‐0.67); girls: OR: 0.37 (95% CI: 0.15‐0.92)]. Conclusions Health‐related physical fitness has moderate tracking from childhood to adolescence. Increases in body adiposity from childhood to adolescence are associated with a reduction in physical fitness tertile.

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The relationship between physical fitness and obesity among a sample of adolescents in Cyprus

Cited by 8 publications

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The Association between Body Mass Index and Physical Fitness of Normal Weight/Overweight/Obese University Students

The Association between Body Mass Index and Physical Fitness of Normal Weight/Overweight/Obese University Students

Relación entre condición física, actividad física y diferentes parámetros antropométricos en escolares de Santiago (Chile)

Tracking of physical fitness in elementary school children: The role of changes in body fat

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