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Physical fitness in northern European youth: Reference values from the Latvian Physical Health in Youth Study
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- Sauka, Melita (författare)
- Ministitry of Health, Riga
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- Priedite, Ilga S (författare)
- Ministitry of Health, Riga
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- Artjuhova, Ludmila (författare)
- Ministitry of Health, Riga
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- Larins, Viesturs (författare)
- Latvian Academy of Sport Education
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- Selga, Guntars (författare)
- Riga Stradins University
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- Dahlström, Örjan (författare)
- Linköpings universitet,Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande,Filosofiska fakulteten
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- Timpka, Toomas (författare)
- Östergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Socialmedicin och folkhälsovetenskap,Hälsouniversitetet,Folkhälsovetenskapligt centrum
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- 2010-08-10
- 2011
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. - : Sage. - 1403-4948 .- 1651-1905. ; 39:1, s. 35-43
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Abstract
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- Aims: Physical fitness has the potential to be used as a key health determinant in youth. The aim of this study was to establish age- and sex-stratified reference values for health-related physical fitness in Latvian school-age children and to identify notable sex differences. Methods: Physical fitness was assessed using the EUROFIT test battery. Data were gathered from schoolchildren aged between 6 and 17 years (n = 10,464) by a medical team using standardised methods (EUROFIT battery). Fitness levels, stratified by chronological age and sex, were computed as mean +/- SD. Each test was also analysed for differences between males and females in each age group. Results: Boys performed better than girls in muscular endurance and strength, cardiorespiratory endurance, and speed-agility fitness tests. Girls had better flexibility than boys (p andlt; 0.001). There was also a more pronounced improvement in physical fitness scores with age in boys compared with girls. Conclusions: Physical fitness reference values were developed for Latvian children and adolescents. These reference values will permit comparisons between students during physical education lessons and provide a baseline against which progress in physical fitness among northern European youths can be compared.
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- Cardiorespiratory endurance
- EUROFIT
- flexibility
- muscular endurance
- MEDICINE
- MEDICIN
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- art (ämneskategori)
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