Health-Related Physical Fitness in Adolescents from Spain, Estonia and Iceland : A Cross-Sectional, Quantitative Study
Funding Information: This work was supported by the fifth Research Program 2013–2016 (PPI2015-IV.5/PP2016- EBRV) of the University of Seville (Seville, Spain), the University of Iceland Research Fund (Reykjavik, Iceland) and project (2014-2021.1.05.20-0004) “Increasing the physical activity of schoo...
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ftopinvisindi:oai:opinvisindi.is:20.500.11815/3876 2023-05-15T16:46:23+02:00 Health-Related Physical Fitness in Adolescents from Spain, Estonia and Iceland : A Cross-Sectional, Quantitative Study Galan-Lopez, Pablo Gísladóttir, Thordis Pihu, Maret Sánchez-Oliver, Antonio J. Ries, Francis Domínguez, Raúl Faculty of Health Promotion, Sports and Leisure Studies 2022-11-22 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/3876 https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10120188 en eng Sports; 10(12) http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85144675549&partnerID=8YFLogxK https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/10/12/188/pdf?version=1669287249 Galan-Lopez , P , Gísladóttir , T , Pihu , M , Sánchez-Oliver , A J , Ries , F & Domínguez , R 2022 , ' Health-Related Physical Fitness in Adolescents from Spain, Estonia and Iceland : A Cross-Sectional, Quantitative Study ' , Sports , vol. 10 , no. 12 , 188 . https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10120188 2075-4663 PURE: 68688485 PURE UUID: 056244f1-614a-4192-b67e-4c0bceef4503 unpaywall: 10.3390/sports10120188 Scopus: 85144675549 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/3876 36548485 https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10120188 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess adolescence habits lifestyle overweight physical inactivity sedentary Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation /dk/atira/pure/researchoutput/researchoutputtypes/contributiontojournal/article 2022 ftopinvisindi https://doi.org/20.500.11815/3876 https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10120188 2023-01-25T23:51:07Z Funding Information: This work was supported by the fifth Research Program 2013–2016 (PPI2015-IV.5/PP2016- EBRV) of the University of Seville (Seville, Spain), the University of Iceland Research Fund (Reykjavik, Iceland) and project (2014-2021.1.05.20-0004) “Increasing the physical activity of schoolchildren”—funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants and co-financed by the Ministry of Social Affairs, Republic of Estonia and the University of Tartu (Tartu, Estonia). Publisher Copyright: © 2022 by the authors. The benefits of physical fitness (PF) for health are well-known. Low PF significantly contributes to the prevalence of obesity in adolescents, with an increased risk of developing chronic diseases. The objectives of the present study were to explore the health-related PF components and body composition levels in adolescents in three European cities, and their differences. The present study is a cross-sectional, descriptive, and quantitative research effort with 1717 participants aged between 13–16 years (48% girls), enrolled in public and private secondary schools in Seville (Spain), Reykjavik (Iceland) and Tartu (Estonia). The ALPHA fitness battery test was used with the following tests: handgrip strength, standing broad jump, 4 × 10 m speed-agility, 20 m shuttle run, and anthropometric variables. Regarding body composition, differences were detected for city and gender in height (p < 0.001), weight (p < 0.001), body fat percentage (p < 0.001), and waist circumference (p < 0.001); but no differences were reported for BMI for both city (p = 0.150) and gender (p = 0.738). Similarly, concerning PF, it was detected statistically significant differences between cities and gender in handgrip strength (p < 0.001), jump test (p < 0.001), speed-agility test (p < 0.001), and cardiovascular endurance in both variables (p < 0.001). In total, 26.8% of the boys and 27.3% of the girls were categorized as overweight; 18.1% of the boys and 31.2% of the girls had an ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Opin vísindi (Iceland) Norway |
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Funding Information: This work was supported by the fifth Research Program 2013–2016 (PPI2015-IV.5/PP2016- EBRV) of the University of Seville (Seville, Spain), the University of Iceland Research Fund (Reykjavik, Iceland) and project (2014-2021.1.05.20-0004) “Increasing the physical activity of schoolchildren”—funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants and co-financed by the Ministry of Social Affairs, Republic of Estonia and the University of Tartu (Tartu, Estonia). Publisher Copyright: © 2022 by the authors. The benefits of physical fitness (PF) for health are well-known. Low PF significantly contributes to the prevalence of obesity in adolescents, with an increased risk of developing chronic diseases. The objectives of the present study were to explore the health-related PF components and body composition levels in adolescents in three European cities, and their differences. The present study is a cross-sectional, descriptive, and quantitative research effort with 1717 participants aged between 13–16 years (48% girls), enrolled in public and private secondary schools in Seville (Spain), Reykjavik (Iceland) and Tartu (Estonia). The ALPHA fitness battery test was used with the following tests: handgrip strength, standing broad jump, 4 × 10 m speed-agility, 20 m shuttle run, and anthropometric variables. Regarding body composition, differences were detected for city and gender in height (p < 0.001), weight (p < 0.001), body fat percentage (p < 0.001), and waist circumference (p < 0.001); but no differences were reported for BMI for both city (p = 0.150) and gender (p = 0.738). Similarly, concerning PF, it was detected statistically significant differences between cities and gender in handgrip strength (p < 0.001), jump test (p < 0.001), speed-agility test (p < 0.001), and cardiovascular endurance in both variables (p < 0.001). In total, 26.8% of the boys and 27.3% of the girls were categorized as overweight; 18.1% of the boys and 31.2% of the girls had an ... |
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Health-Related Physical Fitness in Adolescents from Spain, Estonia and Iceland : A Cross-Sectional, Quantitative Study |
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Health-Related Physical Fitness in Adolescents from Spain, Estonia and Iceland : A Cross-Sectional, Quantitative Study |
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Health-Related Physical Fitness in Adolescents from Spain, Estonia and Iceland : A Cross-Sectional, Quantitative Study |
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Health-Related Physical Fitness in Adolescents from Spain, Estonia and Iceland : A Cross-Sectional, Quantitative Study |
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health-related physical fitness in adolescents from spain, estonia and iceland : a cross-sectional, quantitative study |
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Sports; 10(12) http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85144675549&partnerID=8YFLogxK https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/10/12/188/pdf?version=1669287249 Galan-Lopez , P , Gísladóttir , T , Pihu , M , Sánchez-Oliver , A J , Ries , F & Domínguez , R 2022 , ' Health-Related Physical Fitness in Adolescents from Spain, Estonia and Iceland : A Cross-Sectional, Quantitative Study ' , Sports , vol. 10 , no. 12 , 188 . https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10120188 2075-4663 PURE: 68688485 PURE UUID: 056244f1-614a-4192-b67e-4c0bceef4503 unpaywall: 10.3390/sports10120188 Scopus: 85144675549 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/3876 36548485 https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10120188 |
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