Naslov
Cardiorespiratory fitness in primary education pupils : the association with anthropometric characteristics

Autori
Gašparović, Matea ; Petrić, Vilko ; Štemberger, Vesna ; Rakovac, Marija ; Blažević, Iva

Izvornik
Revija za elementarno izobraževanje (1855-4431) 10 (2017), 4; 417-426

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
health ; primary school ; maximal oxygen uptake ; body height ; body weight

Sažetak
The goal of this research was to determine cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) among primary school male and female pupils and its association with their anthropometric characteristics. The sample consisted of 112 boys and 136 girls, primary school pupils, age d 7 to 10. The Eurofit test battery was used to evaluate anthropometric characteristics (body height, body mass, body mass index (BMI)) and CRF (Beep test to estimate maximal oxygen uptake). The results indicate stagnation in the CRF with chronological age , in both sexes. A statistically significant association (p = 0.001) was shown for all CRF variables and anthropometric variables except for body height, which was not significantly associated with CRF. An increase in body mass and BMI was associated with a significant (p = 0.001) decrease in male and female pupils' CRF.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kineziologija

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