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@article{1783123, author = {Kasović, Mario and Štefan, Lovro and Petric, Vilko}, article_location = {Německo}, article_number = {1}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90745-y}, keywords = {body-mass index; cardiorespiratory fitness; English children; mortality; youth; men; performance; cohorts; risk}, language = {eng}, issn = {2045-2322}, journal = {SCIENTIFIC REPORTS}, title = {Secular trends in health-related physical fitness among 11-14-year-old Croatian children and adolescents from 1999 to 2014}, url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-90745-y}, volume = {11}, year = {2021} }
TY - JOUR ID - 1783123 AU - Kasović, Mario - Štefan, Lovro - Petric, Vilko PY - 2021 TI - Secular trends in health-related physical fitness among 11-14-year-old Croatian children and adolescents from 1999 to 2014 JF - SCIENTIFIC REPORTS VL - 11 IS - 1 SP - 1-7 EP - 1-7 PB - Nature Research SN - 20452322 KW - body-mass index KW - cardiorespiratory fitness KW - English children KW - mortality KW - youth KW - men KW - performance KW - cohorts KW - risk UR - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-90745-y N2 - The main purpose of the study was to analyze secular trends of health-related physical fitness in 7-14-year-old Croatian children and adolescents from 1999 and 2014. In this observational cross-sectional study, we recruited 5077 children and adolescents between ages 11 and 14 (50.8% girls) from five primary schools located in the capital city of Zagreb. Physical fitness performance was tested from 1999 until 2014. Physical fitness performance included: (1) body-mass index (measure of body size), (2) standing broad jump (measure of lower-body power), (3) polygon backwards (measure of general coordination and agility), (4) sit-ups in 60 s (measure of upper-body strength), (5) sit-and-reach test (measure of flexibility) and (6) 6-min run test (measure of cardiorespiratory fitness). Boys performed better in all physical fitness tests, except for sit-and-reach test (p<0.001). In boys, between 1999 and 2014, body size, upper-body strength and coordination/agility increased, while flexibility, lower-body power and cardiorespiratory fitness decreased. During the same period, girls experienced an increase in body size, lower-body power, upper-body strength, coordination/agility and flexibility, while cardiorespiratory fitness decreased. This study shows that cardiorespiratory fitness, flexibility and coordination/agility decrease, while upper-body strength increases in both sexes. These findings should serve as an avenue for national monitoring system to screen and track biological development in children and adolescents. ER -
KASOVI$\backslash$'C, Mario, Lovro ŠTEFAN and Vilko PETRIC. Secular trends in health-related physical fitness among 11-14-year-old Croatian children and adolescents from 1999 to 2014. \textit{SCIENTIFIC REPORTS}. Německo: Nature Research, vol.~11, No~1, p.~1-7. ISSN~2045-2322. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-90745-y. 2021.
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