The 10x5 metre shuttle run test may be a good predictor of aerobic performance in pre-pubertal children
In: Christiansen, 2010
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Introduction: It is well known that low fitness increases the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in children and adolescents. In addition, studies show that CVD risk factors in children and adolescents track into adulthood (1), which makes monitoring changes in fitness in children during their growth and development important in order to intervene if levels decline. Tests that easily can be conducted in school settings are therefore of great importance. Several laboratory-based studies conducted in children show a positive correlation between aerobic and anaerobic performance. Bar-Or suggested that children, especially pre-pubescent, are metabolic non-specialists. Several laboratory-based studies shows that children, who perform above average in anaerobic performance tests, also possess high maximal O2 uptake (2,3). The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the performance in two field tests, the short shuttle run test (SSRT), 10x5 m measuring agility and speed , and the long modified 20 metre shuttle run, the Andersen test (AT) measuring cardio-respiratory fitness (4), representing anaerob and aerob performance respectively. Methods: The population and data was collected from “The Childhood Health Activity and Motor Performance School Study”, a 3-year controlled intervention study in public schools in the municipality of Svendborg, Denmark. Ten Schools with in all 1080 primary school children participated in this study, 515 males and 565 females, 8.4 years of age (±1.44 SD range 5.6-11.3), having completed both the short shuttle run and the Andersen test at baseline. Results: Data were analyzed using STATA® (version 10). The association between the performance in the SSRT and the AT was calculated from multiple linear regressions with robust standard errors, to adjust for potential modifying variables. Gender and grade level were found to be possible effect modulators, suggesting several models to be more accurate for the association between the SSRT and the AT. The association of the ...
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The 10x5 metre shuttle run test may be a good predictor of aerobic performance in pre-pubertal children
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Christiansen, Christina ; Petersen, Mette ; Froberg, Karsten ; Hansen, Lone ; Wedderkopp, Niels |
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Zeitschrift: | Christiansen, 2010 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2010 |
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