scholarly journals Percentile values of the standing broad jump in children and adolescence aged 6-18 years old

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewan Thomas ◽  
Luca Petrigna ◽  
Garden Tabacchi ◽  
Eduardo Teixeira ◽  
Simona Pajaujiene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Linear Increase ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Jumping Performance ◽  
Subsequent Decrease ◽  
Female Children ◽  
Children And Adolescence

The standing broad jump (SBJ) is a valid, reliable and feasible field-based test, which can evaluate explosive strength of the lower limbs and physical fitness. This study aimed to provide normative data for the SBJ for male and female children and adolescents and describe differences in performance between age groups and genders. A total number of 2140 children and adolescents, sampled in seven European nations have been included for analysis. The SBJ was performed to derive percentile values for gender and each age group. In general, males have greater jumping performance compared to females. Data demonstrate a linear increase in the jumping distance for both males and females until adolescence. However, such increase is evident in males up to 16-17 years old, whereas in females a plateau value is met at 12-13 years old, with a subsequent decrease in the jumping performance. No differences were present in jumping performance between male and female children, however differences between male and female adolescents were evinced. The study has provided percentile values useful to monitor the physical fitness status of children and adolescents.

scholarly journals Percentile values of the standing broad jump in children and adolescence aged 6-18 years old

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 240-246
Author(s):  
Ewan Thomas ◽  
Luca Petrigna ◽  
Garden Tabacchi ◽  
Eduardo Teixeira ◽  
Simona Pajaujiene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Linear Increase ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Jumping Performance ◽  
Subsequent Decrease ◽  
Female Children ◽  
Children And Adolescence

The standing broad jump (SBJ) is a valid, reliable and feasible field-based test, which can evaluate explosive strength of the lower limbs and physical fitness. This study aimed to provide normative data for the SBJ for male and female children and adolescents and describe differences in performance between age groups and genders. A total number of 2140 children and adolescents, sampled in seven European nations have been included for analysis. The SBJ was performed to derive percentile values for gender and each age group. In general, males have greater jumping performance compared to females. Data demonstrate a linear increase in the jumping distance for both males and females until adolescence. However, such increase is evident in males up to 16-17 years old, whereas in females a plateau value is met at 12-13 years old, with a subsequent decrease in the jumping performance. No differences were present in jumping performance between male and female children, however differences between male and female adolescents were evinced. The study has provided percentile values useful to monitor the physical fitness status of children and adolescents.

scholarly journals Blood metal levels and serum testosterone concentrations in male and female children and adolescents: NHANES 2011–2012

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. e0224892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Yao ◽  
Ge Zhou ◽  
Meilin Xu ◽  
Jianguo Dai ◽  
Ziwei Qian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Serum Testosterone ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Metal Levels ◽  
Female Children

Bone mass in male and female children and adolescents with Down syndrome

2010 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 2151-2157 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. González-Agüero ◽  
G. Vicente-Rodríguez ◽  
L. A. Moreno ◽  
J. A. Casajús
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Bone Mass ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Children

Subjective experience and causes of affect in high-functioning children and adolescents with autism

1994 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 273-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Jaedicke ◽  
Sharon Storoschuk ◽  
Catherine Lord
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Subjective Experience ◽  
Mentally Handicapped ◽  
Verbal Iq ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
High Functioning ◽  
Adolescents With Autism ◽  
Female Children ◽  
Mean Length Of Utterance

AbstractThe ability to use language to identify causes for emotion and to describe the subjective experience of various emotions was examined in 28 male and female children and adolescents with autism compared to 28 normally developing and mentally handicapped subjects of equivalent chronological age and mean length of utterance. Mentally handicapped and lower functioning autistic subjects were also similar in verbal IQ. Individuals with autism did not grossly differ from other participants in their descriptions of emotion but were less likely to relate emotions to either reaching a goal or social interaction and more likely to attribute positive emotions to concrete events (e.g., going on a trip). Results are discussed in terms of current cognitive and affective theories of autism.

scholarly journals East-Greenland traditional nutrition: a reanalysis of the Høygaard et al. nutritional data (1936-1937)

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Patrick Mullie ◽  
Tom Deliens ◽  
Peter Clarys
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin C ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Calcium Intake ◽  
Dietary Pattern ◽  
Nutritional Intake ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
East Greenland ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Female Children

Abstract Greenlandic traditional nutrition was unique in the arctic environment. The aim of the present study was to reanalyze the Høygaard et al. data, focusing on two micronutrients object of discussion, i.e., calcium and vitamin C. Høygaard et al. left Copenhagen in August 1936, and stayed in East-Greenland until August 1937. The members of the expedition recorded nutritional intake whilst residing in families. However, the nutritional intake was analyzed on a household level. In total 35 adults and 41 children participated. Median total energy expenditure in kcal.d−1 was estimated at 2978 and 2627 for male and female adults respectively, and 1997 for children and adolescents. Median (IQR) energy consumption in kcal.d−1 was 3881 (1568) for male and 2910 (882) for female adults. This was 2442 (857) and 2023 (1122) for male and female children and adolescents. Median (IQR) calcium intake in mg.d−1 was 555 (1110) for male and 484 (883) for female adults. This was 458 (747) and 358 (838) for male and female children and adolescents. Median (IQR) vitamin C intake in mg.d−1 was 79 (77) for male and 59 (56) for female adults. This was 44 (47) and 60 (52) for male and female children and adolescents. In this study, the importance of traditional foods in reaching an acceptable energy balance was emphasized, together with the confirmation of a low calcium intake in East-Greenland traditional dietary pattern, and the important role of algae consumption in Inuit traditional dietary pattern to avoid scurvy.

scholarly journals Levels of Physical Fitness and Weight Status in Children and Adolescents: A Comparison between China and Japan

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (24) ◽  
pp. 9569
Author(s):  
Yuqiang Li ◽  
Feng Zhang ◽  
Qi Chen ◽  
Xiaojian Yin ◽  
Cunjian Bi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Obesity Prevalence ◽  
Fitness Level ◽  
Standing Long Jump ◽  
Z Scores ◽  
Long Jump ◽  
China And Japan

This study compared the physical fitness level and weight status of children and adolescents in China and Japan. Children and adolescents aged 7–18 years were recruited (China: n = 5660; Japan: n = 5660). Physical fitness was assessed using seven core items—grip strength, 30-s sit-ups, standing long jump, sit-and-reach, 20-s repeated straddling, 20-m shuttle run test, and 50-m dash. A physical fitness index (PFI) was calculated by adding all items’ Z-scores. We conducted comparisons of PFI and its distribution, each physical fitness item, and weight status for individuals from China and Japan across all ages. The PFI was lower in China than in Japan for all age groups, with an especially large difference at age 18 years for boys (a difference of 9.05) and girls (a difference of 9.10) (p < 0.001). The same result was seen for the seven items. The PFI distribution for children and adolescents was more disperse among those in Japan than among those in China. Obesity prevalence was 2.84 times higher in China than in Japan. An inverted U-shaped relationship was observed between physical fitness and nutritional status. Children and adolescents showed markedly lower physical fitness and higher obesity prevalence in China than in Japan.

scholarly journals Percentiles and Principal Component Analysis of Physical Fitness From a Big Sample of Children and Adolescents Aged 6-18 Years: The DAFIS Project

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliseo Iglesias-Soler ◽  
María Rúa-Alonso ◽  
Jessica Rial-Vázquez ◽  
Jose Ramón Lete-Lasa ◽  
Iván Clavel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Additive Models ◽  
Normative Values ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Height Ratio ◽  
Number Of Components ◽  
Percentile Curves ◽  
Waist To Height Ratio

Assessing physical fitness has emerged as a proxy of the health status of children and adolescents and therefore as relevant from a public health point of view. DAFIS is a project included in Plan Galicia Saudable (Healthy Galicia Plan) of the regional government of Galicia (Spain). DAFIS consists of an on-line software devoted to record the results of a standard physical fitness protocol carried out as a part of the physical education curriculum. The aims of this study were: to obtain normative values of physical fitness of the Galician school population evaluated in the DAFIS project, and to identify a reduced number of components and tests able to capture a significant amount of the variability in the physical fitness of children and adolescents. From an initial sample of 27784 records, 15287 cases (7543 males, 7744 females) were considered after filtering. Generalized Additive Models for Location, Scale and Shape were used for obtaining percentile curves and tables for each sex. Furthermore, a principal components analysis was performed, selecting the number of components by applying the Kaiser’s rule and selecting a subset of variables considering the correlation between each variable and the components. Percentile curves and normative values are reported for each test and sex. Physical fitness was better in boys than in girls throughout age groups, except for flexibility that was consistently higher in girls. Two main components were detected throughout age groups: the first one representing body composition and partially cardiorespiratory fitness and the second one muscular fitness. For boys and girls, waist to height ratio had the highest correlations with the first component in four out of six age groups. The highest correlation with the second component, was most frequently observed for the handgrip test both in boys and girls (four out of six age groups). This study provides evidence about the utility of school community actions like DAFIS aimed to track the health-related fitness of children and adolescents. The results suggest that fat mass distribution (i.e., waist to height ratio and waist circumference) and muscular performance (mainly handgrip) concentrate a high proportion physical fitness variance.

scholarly journals AGE CHANGE OF FACTORS IN THE HEALTH TRAJECTORY BY SELF-ASSESSMENT OF FEMALE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

2021 ◽  
pp. 17-20
Author(s):  
L. Kaminskaya ◽  
L. Levchuk ◽  
A. Muratova
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Health Trajectory ◽  
Female Children ◽  
Age Change

The study was conducted by questioning the dynamics of changes in the assessment of health and influencing environmental factors in 4 age groups of women from 8 to 18 years. As we get older, we observe a decrease in the ability to fully recover during sleep, a good mood, an increase in the frequency of headaches, the need for sweets. Seventy-five percent of participants in the 12-14 age group considered themselves healthy, 56% in the 16-18 age group and 12% considered themselves unhealthy.

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