Association between Weight Status and Physical Fitness in Chinese Mainland Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study

Xu, Yan; Mao-rong, Mei; Wang, Hui; Qu, Yan; He, Gang

doi:10.3390/ijerph17072468

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“…Overweight and obese adolescents also showed poorer SLJ compared to their normal-weight peers. Previous studies reported similar results, showing that a higher bodyweight could be a barrier in fitness tests where quick position changes are required since bodyweight increased the exerted forces during knee extension [50,51]. Moreover, a significantly greater performance in SA was found in normal-weight adolescents compared to overweight and obese adolescents (p = 0.002).…”

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“…However, opposite results were reported for explosive or dynamic tests, where normal-weight individuals have a greater performance [33,50]. The higher strength levels may be explained by a higher amount of FFM, since underweight adolescents present a lower FFM than obese youths in absolute terms, as has been reported by previous studies [51,53,54].…”

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confidence: 74%

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Influence of Body Composition on Physical Fitness in Adolescents

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Background and objectives: Childhood obesity is one of the main public health issues facing advanced societies. The Spanish population presents 28.6% overweight or obese adolescents, and Extremadura, 22.3%. Physical fitness is considered one of the most important health markers and a common predictor of morbidity and mortality caused by cardiovascular diseases. Thus, fitness tests are needed for health monitoring, especially in overweight and obese adolescents. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the relationship between body composition and physical fitness in adolescents and to analyse if there are differences in physical condition and body composition between the sexes, as well as to compare the different body mass index (BMI) categories to each other. This project also tried to find regression equations to predict the physical fitness test results. Materials and Methods: A total of 225 adolescents were recruited. Weight status was classified according to WHO 2007 standards. Body composition variables (i.e., BMI, fat mass (FM), FM percentage (FM%), and fat-free mass (FFM)) and physical fitness (standing long jump (SLJ), speed–agility (SA), cardiorespiratory fitness (CF), and handgrip strength (HS)) were assessed. Results: Significant differences were found between the sexes in body composition (FM%, FM, and FFM) and physical fitness (SLJ, SA, CF, and HS) (p < 0.001) in favour of males. Significant differences were also found in speed (p = 0.002), CF (p < 0.001), and SLJ (p = 0.004) in favour of normal-weight adolescents compared to overweight and obese adolescents. Contrarily, the outcomes revealed a significantly greater HS (p = 0.014) in favour of overweight and obese participants compared to normal-weight adolescents. Moreover, the results showed that CF and SLJ correlated inversely with BMI, FM%, and total FM. There was also a direct relationship between SA and FM percentage, as well as between HS and FFM. Finally, four fitness test predictive models are proposed based on body composition, age, sex, and BMI. Conclusions: Overweight and obese adolescents have lower levels of physical fitness than their normal-weight peers, regardless of their sex. Normal-ranged body composition values are related to a greater physical fitness in adolescents. Furthermore, this study presents several equations that can help to predict the performance of different fitness tests in adolescents.

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“…Similar results were also recently announced in a research conducted by He et al (2019), in which he claims that the body weight increase has a negative association with strength of lifting the body. Regarding BMI index, it was found to be in a very weak negative correlation with strength and endurance of the upper body muscle groups and flexibility, as described in the study of Hu et al (2020).…”

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Growth-related changes in anthropometry and physical fitness in girls aged 10-13 years

Katsikadelis¹,

Đokić²

2020

TIMS. Acta

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This study is aimed at evaluating 10-13-year-old girls' motor skills and anthropometric characteristics as well as their interrelationships during their growth. Three hundred seventy-eight girls from elementary schools underwent a standard anthropometry (body height, weight and body mass index) and motor fitness tests (sprint run for 20 meters, bent knee push-up, sit-up test for 30 seconds, standing long jump and sit and reach). Data was stratified by age. Age-specific percentile values (i.e., P5 to P95) were generated. Significant age-related main effects for body height, body weight, and body mass indexes were observed, including running speed, abdominal strength, and muscle endurance, as well as the explosive leg power. Physical fitness was considerably affected by anthropometric parameters. Body height seemed to be positively correlated with the explosive leg power and abdominal strength and muscles endurance, and negatively with speed, strength and endurance of the upper body muscle groups. Test results for assessing strength were insufficient. Likewise, body weight appeared positively correlated with explosive leg power and negatively with speed, strength and endurance of the upper body muscle groups and flexibility. As for the body mass index, it was proven to be negatively correlated with strength and the endurance of the upper body muscle groups and flexibility. Ova studija imala je za cilj da proceni motoričke sposobnosti i antropometrijske karakteristike devojčica uzrasta 10-13 godina, kao i njihove međusobne veze u toku rasta. Na uzorku od tri stotine sedamdeset i osam učenica osnovnih škola sprovedena su antropometrijska merenja (telesna visina, težina i indeks telesne mase) i testiranja motoričkih sposobnosti (sprint na 20 metara, sklekovi, ležanje-sed, skok udalj iz mesta i sed i dohvat). Podaci su stratifikovani prema

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“…Results confirm previous studies highlighting that overweight and obese children and adolescents show lower motor performances than normal weight peers (Grao-Cruces et al, 2018;Kwieciński et al, 2018;Abdelkarim et al, 2019) in all tests except in the medicine ball throw test (MBT). Xu et al (2020) evidenced better performances in lower limb strength, flexibility, agility and cardiorespiratory fitness, in normal weight adolescents than the obese peers.…”

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confidence: 84%

Assessing the Evolution of Physical Fitness in Children and Adolescents for Evidence-Based Teaching

Colella¹,

Monacis²

2021

APE

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Physical fitness is one of the most important health indicators in children and adolescents. This study aims to assess the evolution of physical fitness levels in children and adolescents (9 -14 yrs) related to weight-status, providing evidence-based instructions for physical education teachers, and promoting the quality of physical education programs. The sample consisted of 542 early adolescents aged 9 -14 years (M = 269, F = 273) recruited from secondary schools in Italy. Physical fitness was assessed with the following motor test: SBJ, MBT, 10 × 5 and One Mile RWt. In addition to descriptive statistics, independent samples T-test and factorial ANOVA were carried out to compare and assess the evolution of motor performances over time. Multiple linear regression analysis was executed to investigate the variance in motor test explained by weight and height. Results evidence a significant increase in SBJ and MBT, but not in 10 × 5 and OneMile Run/Walk test, in about all age groups, both in male and female, normal weight and overweight/obese. Data analysis suggests that strength test in which is required single movement execution is more associated and conditioned by individual growth and anthropometrics factors than test required repeated movement and greater coordinative engagement.

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Association between Weight Status and Physical Fitness in Chinese Mainland Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study

Cited by 40 publications

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Influence of Body Composition on Physical Fitness in Adolescents

Influence of Body Composition on Physical Fitness in Adolescents

Growth-related changes in anthropometry and physical fitness in girls aged 10-13 years

Assessing the Evolution of Physical Fitness in Children and Adolescents for Evidence-Based Teaching

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