Reliability of Field-Based Fitness Tests in Youth

Artero, Enrique G.; España-Romero, Vanesa; Castro‐Piñero, José; Ortega, Francisco B.; Suni, Jaana; Castillo, Manuel J.; Ruiz, Jonatan R.

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“…The participants undertook a modified ASSO Fitness Test Battery (FTB) [6] that comprised of five selected tests for the assessment of the physical fitness components: (1) the Hand-Grip Strength Test (HG) to assess upper body strength, (2) the Standing Broad Jump Test (SBJ) to assess lower body explosive strength, (3) the Sit-Up Test to exhaustion (SUT) to assess abdominal muscular endurance, (4) the 4 × 10-m Shuttle Run Test (4 × 10 mSRT) to assess agility, and (5) the 20-m sprint test (20 mST) to assess speed [6,16,22,23]. All tests were performed three times and the best score was retained for investigation except for the sit-up test to exhaustion, which was performed only once.…”

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“…These tests were the standing broad jump for the evaluation of lower limb strength, the hand-grip test for the evaluation of the strength of the upper limbs, the sit-up to exhaustion for the evaluation of abdominal muscular endurance, the 4 × 10-m shuttle run for the evaluation of agility, and the 20-m shuttle run test for the evaluation of aerobic capacity. Notwithstanding that such a fitness battery was used in adolescents, other studies such as AVENA, FitnessGram, or EUROFIT, have used similar fitness batteries to evaluate physical fitness levels in children [11,12,16,17]. Another similar battery is that proposed by the PREFIT study used in Spanish schoolchildren [18].…”

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Physical Fitness Evaluation of School Children in Southern Italy: A Cross Sectional Evaluation

Thomas

Palma

2018

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Abstract:The aim of this work was to evaluate the fitness levels of different physical components in schoolchildren in southern Italy and identify age-related effects of physical performance. One hundred and fifty-four schoolchildren with ages ranging between 6 and 10 years (age 8.1 ± 1.45 years; 33.70 ± 10.25 kg; 131.50 ± 13.60 cm) were recruited for the investigation. Each scholar underwent a fitness-test battery composed of five elements. A Hand-Grip Strength Test to assess the strength of the hand muscles, a Standing Broad Jump Test to assess lower body explosive strength, a Sit-Up Test to exhaustion to evaluate abdominal muscular endurance, a 4 × 10-m Shuttle Run Test to assess agility, and a 20-m sprint test to assess speed. Cross-sectional analysis revealed that boys perform better than girls and that age affects performance. Lower limb measures show a significant increase after 8 years of age, whereas upper limb measures show a significant increase at 7 and 10 years of age. No age-related differences were found in muscular endurance measures. It is possible to consider age-related performance measures to program exercise interventions that follow the growth characteristics of schoolchildren.

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Physical Fitness Evaluation of School Children in Southern Italy: A Cross Sectional Evaluation

Thomas

Palma

2018

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“…19 These physical fitness tests have proved in other studies to be valid and reliable in young people. 12,[20][21][22] Physical Examination, Anthropometrics, and Body Composition…”

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“…63 The main strength of the study is the thorough standardization of the methods and collection of data throughout all the cities involved, allowing us to make accurate comparisons. In addition, the study includes a broad set of health indicators, including the main health-related fitness components assessed using valid and reliable tests, 3,[20][21][22] measurements of total and abdominal fatness using different methods such as anthropometry (using accurate and valid fat equations in adolescents 64 ), bioelectrical impedance (measured in .3200 participants), and a significant number of cardiometabolic risk factors (centrally analyzed blood samples). The inclusion of these health indicators in a single study, the standardization of the measurements, and the time frame imposed for data collection make it one of the most comprehensive examinations of health inequalities in adolescence across Europe.…”

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Health Inequalities in Urban Adolescents: Role of Physical Activity, Diet, and Genetics

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Individuals living in Mediterranean countries have historically had a lower risk of cardiovascular disease. Important changes in diet and lifestyle have taken place in these countries in recent years, and it is unknown how these changes might influence current cardiovascular health. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:Fitness and fatness levels indicate that urban adolescents from southern Europe are less healthy than those from central northern Europe. The extent to which these differences might be explained by physical activity, diet, and genetics is analyzed and discussed in this article. abstract OBJECTIVE: Coordinated European projects relying on standardized methods are needed to identify health inequalities across Europe. This study aimed to compare fitness, fatness, and cardiometabolic risk between urban adolescents from the south and center-north of Europe and to explore whether physical activity (PA) and other factors might explain these differences. METHODS:The Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence cross-sectional project comprised 3528 adolescents from the south (4 cities) and central-north (6 cities) of Europe, 1089 of whom provided blood samples for analysis. Fitness (strength, speed-agility, and cardiorespiratory fitness), total and abdominal fatness (anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance), and cardiometabolic risk (z scores including fitness, fatness, blood lipids, insulin resistance, and blood pressure) were assessed. The analyses were adjusted for socioeconomic factors, objectively measured PA (accelerometry), total energy intake and diet quality, and genetic variants of the FTO rs9939609 polymorphism. RESULTS:Adolescents from southern Europe were less fit and fatter according to all markers (P , .001). Differences in cardiometabolic risk scores were not consistent. Adolescents from the south were less active and this would largely explain the differences observed in speedagility and cardiorespiratory fitness. Differences in total and abdominal fatness could not be explained by PA, energy intake, diet quality, or FTO rs9939609 polymorphism.CONCLUSIONS: Fitness and fatness levels indicate that urban adolescents from the south are less healthy than those from centralnorthern Europe. Our data suggest that differences in PA might explain differences in important health-related fitness components, yet factors explaining the differences in fatness encountered remain unknown. Pediatrics 2014;133:e884-e895

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“…La Milla C/C consiste en recorrer una distancia de 1609 metros, tratando de mantenerse trotando o corriendo durante la mayor parte del tiempo (14). Aunque se ha probado previamente la reproducibilidad de estas pruebas en la población de niños y adolescentes norteamericanos y europeos (15,16), no existen datos de la reproducibilidad de las pruebas PACER y Milla C/C en población colombiana.…”

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Reproducibilidad y nivel de acuerdo de las pruebas PACER y milla corriendo/caminando en estudiantes de 12 a 17 años

Parra-Patiño¹,

Camacho²,

Ruiz³

et al. 2015

Rev. Fac. Cienc. Salud UDES

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Reproducibilidad y nivel de acuerdo de las pruebas PACER y milla corriendo/caminando en estudiantes de 12 a 17 años.Reliability and level of agreement of the PACER and mile running/walking tests in students aged 12 to 17. ResumenAntecedentes: Aunque estudios previos han evaluado la reproducibilidad de las pruebas PACER y Milla Corriendo/Caminando (Milla C/C) en niños y adolescentes norteamericanos y europeos, no existen datos de reproducibilidad en población colombiana. Objetivo: Determinar la reproducibilidad prueba re-prueba de dos protocolos de campo para la evaluación de la capacidad aeróbica en escolares de 7º a 11º grado. Metodología: se realizó un estudio de evaluación de pruebas diagnósticas en 93 estudiantes de 12 a 17 años, de los cuales 79 realizaron la prueba PACER y 66 la Milla C/C en dos ocasiones bajo las mismas condiciones. Se evaluó la reproducibilidad prueba-reprueba mediante el Coeficiente de Correlación Intraclase (CCI [2,1]) con sus respectivos intervalos de confianza del 95% (IC95%). El nivel de acuerdo se estableció mediante el método de Bland y Altman. Resultados: La reproducibilidad prueba re-prueba fue excelente tanto para el PACER (CCI ≥0.80) como para la Milla C/C (CCI ≥0.94). El análisis de Bland y Altman mostró mejor acuerdo entre las mediciones de la Milla C/C que el PACER. La concordancia entre las dos pruebas fue pobre para las mujeres (r<0,3) pero aceptable a buena para los varones (r>0,69). Conclusiones: la prueba Milla C/C es más reproducible y tiene mejor nivel de acuerdo que la prueba PACER, por lo que se recomienda que en escolares de 12 a 17 años que no se encuentren familiarizados con la prueba PACER se evalúe la capacidad aeróbica con la Milla C/C.Palabras Clave: aptitud física, estudiantes, reproducibilidad de resultados. (Fuente: DeCS BIREME) AbstractBackground: Although previous studies have evaluated the reliability of PACER and 1-Mile running/walking (1-MRW) tests in American and European children and adolescents, there are not data of this reliability in Colombian population. Objective: To determine the test-retest reliability of two field protocols to evaluate the aerobic capacity of 7th to 11th graders. Methodology: A study of diagnostic tests evaluation was conducted on 93 students of 12 to 17 years old, which 79 performed the PACER test and 66 the 1-MRW test, twice under the same conditions. Test-retest reliability using the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC [2,1]) with their respective confidence intervals of 95% (95% CI) was evaluated. Parra--Patiño J, Camacho GA, Ruiz AM, Rangel CI. e e p p p r rr o o o d d d u u u c c c i ii b b bo r rr r rr i ii e e e n n n d d d o o o e e e n n n e e e s ss c c c o o o l ll a a a r rr e e e s ss y y y a a a d d d o o o l ll e e e s ss c c c e e e n n n t tt e e eii e e e n n n c c c .c c a a a r rr a a a m m m a a a n n n g g g a a a ) )) ( (( E E E n n n l ll í íí n n n e e e a a a ) )) - .. 37 IntroducciónLa capacidad aeróbica se considera un predictor para el desarrollo de enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles ...

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Reliability of Field-Based Fitness Tests in Youth

Cited by 244 publications

References 39 publications

Physical Fitness Evaluation of School Children in Southern Italy: A Cross Sectional Evaluation

Physical Fitness Evaluation of School Children in Southern Italy: A Cross Sectional Evaluation

Health Inequalities in Urban Adolescents: Role of Physical Activity, Diet, and Genetics

Reproducibilidad y nivel de acuerdo de las pruebas PACER y milla corriendo/caminando en estudiantes de 12 a 17 años

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