Physical Fitness Among Adolescents Who are Hispanic With Overweight or Obesity.
Pediatr Phys Ther
; 35(2): 252-258, 2023 04 01.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To describe cardiorespiratory, strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility fitness outcomes in a sample of adolescents who are Hispanic aged 11 to 15 years with overweight or obesity, stratified by age and sex.METHODS:
The sample included 280 adolescents (mean age 13.0 ± 0.83 years, mean body mass index percentile 94.6). Anthropometric measures included height, weight, body mass index percentile, and waist and hip circumference. Fitness measures included handgrip strength, sit-ups in 60 seconds, sit-and-reach test, and 6-minute walk test. We report mean scores for each fitness outcome measure and correlation coefficients with anthropometric measures.RESULTS:
Mean handgrip was 23.7 ± 6.48 kg, sit-and-reach test was 25.3 ± 8.13 cm, average sit-ups in 60 seconds were 19.4 ± 9.28, and 6-minute walk distance was 1960 ± 271 ft. Males outperformed females in all tests except sit-and-reach test.DISCUSSION:
Compared with published fitness values of healthy weight adolescents, our sample of adolescents who are Hispanic with overweight/obesity living in southern Florida is unconditioned in terms of cardiorespiratory fitness, strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility.
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Assunto principal:
Aptidão Física
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Sobrepeso
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Obesidade Infantil
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article