Comparison of physical fitness profiles obtained before and during COVID-19 pandemic in two independent large samples of children and adolescents: DAFIS Project
| Autor: | María Rúa-Alonso, Jessica Rial-Vázquez, Iván Nine, Jose Ramón Lete-Lasa, Iván Clavel, Manuel A. Giráldez-García, Miguel Rodríguez-Corral, Xurxo Dopico-Calvo, Eliseo Iglesias-Soler |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Adolescent Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Schoolchildren Confinamento Encerro Body Mass Index Aptitude cardiorrespiratoria Axilidade Encierro Lockdown Humans Forza muscular Cardiorespiratory fitness Child Pandemics Flexibilidad schoolchildren youth population SARS-CoV-2 lockdown confinement anthropometry muscle strength agility flexibility cardiorespiratory fitness Anthropometry Muscle strength Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Poboación nova Flexibilidade Aptitud cardiorrespiratoria Youth population Fuerza muscular Confinamiento Cardiorespiratory Fitness Antropometría Physical Fitness Escolares Agility Female Flexibility Población joven Confinement Agilidad |
| Zdroj: | RUC. Repositorio da Universidade da Coruña instname International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 19; Issue 7; Pages: 3963 |
| Popis: | COVID-19 pandemic restrictions might have negatively affected the health-related physical fitness of children and adolescents. The aim of this study was to contrast the body composition and physical fitness data of two independent samples of children and adolescents obtained from an online database (DAFIS project) before (n = 15,287) and during (n = 2101) the first academic year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The results revealed higher values for the body mass index (p = 0.002), waist circumference (p < 0.001), and waist to hip and waist to height ratios (p < 0.001) during than before the pandemic, particularly in the case of boys. On the other hand, lower muscular fitness was observed for girls during the pandemic. Quantitative and qualitative analysis did not detect relevant changes in cardiorespiratory fitness in children or adolescents (p > 0.05). Our data suggested that pandemic constraints might have affected body composition and muscular fitness of children and adolescents. These results might be of interest for designing specific interventions oriented toward counteracting the negative effects of pandemic restrictions on health-related physical fitness. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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