An Analysis of Physical Fitness in the Aged People With Fitness Battery Test

Kimura, Misaka; Hirakawa, Kazufumi; Okuno, Tadashi; Oda, Yoshinobu; Morimoto, Taketoshi; Kitani, Teruo; Fujita, Daisuke; Nagata, Hisanori

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“…The physical fi tness age estimated is the level of the elderly physical fi tness converted to age scale, so the correlation coeffi cient between physical fi tness age and calendar age is the same meaning as that between physical fi tness and calendar age. Kimura, et al, (1989), Furuta (1992, and Hanai, et al, (1996) have reported that the univariate correlation coeffi cient between the items measured for physical fi tness, different from those in this study, and calendar age was around from 0.2 to 0.5. It is argued that the value reported is in the same level as the correlation coeffi cient between physical fi tness age and calendar age in the univariate regression model revealed in this study.…”

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A Comparison of Estimation Models of Physical Fitness Age for Elderly People using the Japan Fitness Test

Nishijima

Takahashi

Matsumoto

et al. 2006

Int. J. Sport Health Sci.

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This study examines the validity for estimating physical fi tness age (PFA) using the Japan Fitness Test through the application of single and multiple regression analyses and principal component analysis. The participants were 484 community-dwelling Japanese elderly men and women. A Physical fi tness test consisting of 6 performance tests, namely grip strength, sitting trunk fl exion, foot balance with opened eye, 10-m hurdle walk, sit-ups, and 6-min walk were used. Participants were divided into two groups for modeling PFA equations (n = 322) and for cross-validation of them (n = 162). The equation models for estimating the PFA were a single regression model with a physical fi tness test score, a multiple regression model with the 6 performance tests, and the fi rst principal component model obtained from the 6 performance tests. The validity of three PFA models was compared by concurrent validity with chronological age (CHA), cross-validity using shrinkage, and degree of agreement between aging effect for physical fi tness and the correlation coeffi cients of PFA and CHA. Results of statistical analyses reveal that the three PFA models satisfy concurrent validity and cross-validity, but the single regression PFA model detected a greater degree of agreement for aging than the other models.

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confidence: 76%

A Comparison of Estimation Models of Physical Fitness Age for Elderly People using the Japan Fitness Test

Nishijima

Takahashi

Matsumoto

et al. 2006

Int. J. Sport Health Sci.

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“…One the other hand, Kimura et al found no differences between males and females in the agility of body, hands and fingers [11]. Haward and Griffin did not find any sexual differences in the pegboard test.…”

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“…Males performed better than females in dexterity of hands and fingers involving nerve function [6][7][8][9]. York and Biederman reported that tapping test performances in males and females were almost equal [10], and Kimura et al found no difference between males and females with respect to the agility of the body, hands and fingers [11]. Nagasawa et al examined CFE of the dominant hand in middle-aged and elderly people and reported that males scored better than females [12].…”

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Gender differences and laterality in maximal handgrip strength and controlled force exertion in young adults

Kubota¹,

Demura²

2011

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This study examines gender differences and laterality in maximal handgrip strength and controlled force exertion (CFE) in young adults. The subjects were 75 healthy young males (mean age 19.6 ± 1.6 yrs.) and 50 healthy young females (mean age 20.9 ± 1.9 yrs.). Maximal handgrip strength was measured twice. The subjects performed the CFE test three times after one practice trial. They matched their handgrip strengths to the demand values, which constantly changed and ranged from 5 to 25% of maximal handgrip strength. The difference between the demand value and the grip exertion value was used as an estimate of CFE. Maximal handgrip strength was significantly larger in males than in females in both the dominant and non-dominant hands, and was significantly larger in the dominant hand in both males and females. Insignificant gender differences were found in CFE of both hands. CFE was significantly superior in the dominant hand in both genders. In conclusions, gender differences are present in maximal handgrip strength of the dominant and non-dominant hands in young adults, but not in CFE of both hands. Laterality exists in maximal handgrip strength and in CFE for both genders

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“…Similar results in the present study showed that the greatest and smallest effect sizes were realized on MAT and HG, between male and female players respectively. Also, Kimura et al (30) in a study found less HG statistical difference between men and women compared to the agility of them. The effect size of SET and SAT tests scores were approximately close together and more than handgrip test scores.…”

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Physical Performance Tests in Male and Female Sitting Volleyball Players: Pilot Study of Brazilian National Team

2019

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Background: Sitting volleyball is a Paralympic team sport in which players use their upper limbs and hands to move and slide across the playing court. Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the differences in physical performance tests between the men and women of Brazilian sitting volleyball national team players. Methods: Fifteen sitting volleyball national team players, (seven men, age = 33.7 ± 6.2 years; body mass = 88.4 ± 21.4 kg; body height = 1.74 ± 0.36 m) and (eight women, age = 29.6 ± 8.3 years; body mass = 75.9 ± 17.1 kg; body height = 1.73 ± 0.08 m) with similar time and volume of training, participated in this study. As a physical performance evaluation, five test trials were conducted for each player which included (1) modified agility t-test (MAT), (2) speed & agility test (SAT), (3) speed & endurance test (SET), (4) seated chest pass (SCP) and (5) handgrip (HG). Data were analyzed for normality, using Shapiro-Wilk's test, and then a student t-test was used to examine the discrepancy of performance tests among the male and female players. Cohen's effect size (d) was calculated for each result. Results: There were statistically significant differences, between the men and women of the Brazilian sitting volleyball players with higher values for men in MAT (27 %, P = 0.001), SAT (22 %, P = 0.008), SET (23 %, P = 0.008) and SCP (19 %, P = 0.03) scores. Conclusions: Results showed that male players had higher scores in the five performance tests, but according to the effect size calculations there was no significant difference between male players and female players in HG performance.

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An Analysis of Physical Fitness in the Aged People With Fitness Battery Test

Cited by 20 publications

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A Comparison of Estimation Models of Physical Fitness Age for Elderly People using the Japan Fitness Test

A Comparison of Estimation Models of Physical Fitness Age for Elderly People using the Japan Fitness Test

Gender differences and laterality in maximal handgrip strength and controlled force exertion in young adults

Physical Performance Tests in Male and Female Sitting Volleyball Players: Pilot Study of Brazilian National Team

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