Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Health-Related Quality of Life in Secondary School Children Aged 14 to 18 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study
The main aim of this study is to examine age and gender differences in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) among Serbian secondary school children. The secondary aim is to explore the association between CRF and quality of life in Serbian adolescents. The sample consisted of 579 adolescents (285 males),...
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| description | The main aim of this study is to examine age and gender differences in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) among Serbian secondary school children. The secondary aim is to explore the association between CRF and quality of life in Serbian adolescents. The sample consisted of 579 adolescents (285 males), aged from 14 to 18 years old. To evaluate their anthropometric measurements, body height and body weight were examined, the 20 m shuttle run test was used to access CRF, and the standardized global measure of wellbeing KIDSCREEN was used to access the wellbeing of adolescents. The results show that the boys possessed higher CRF compared to the girls, as well as higher scores on variable distance, but there were no significant differences according to age. CRF was positively associated with physical wellbeing, psychological wellbeing, total score HRQL, body height and body weight, and negatively correlated with BMI. Conversely, physical wellbeing showed positive correlation with the other subscales of KIDSCREEN (psychological wellbeing, autonomy and parents, peers and social support, and school environment), and total score of (Health–Related Quality of Life) HRQL. The results showed that better CRF would be beneficial for quality of life among Serbian adolescents, especially among girls. Moreover, the relationship between CRF and BMI shows that adolescents with regular values of BMI have better physical fitness and wellbeing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-224448dc9289427e8da2e435610ef17a2023-12-01T20:58:54ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322022-03-0110466010.3390/healthcare10040660Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Health-Related Quality of Life in Secondary School Children Aged 14 to 18 Years: A Cross-Sectional StudyLidija Marković0Jovana Trbojević Jocić1Maja Horvatin2Damir Pekas3Nebojša Trajković4Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaDepartment of Social Science, Matica Srpska, 21101 Novi Sad, SerbiaFaculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaFaculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaFaculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Niš, 18000 Niš, SerbiaThe main aim of this study is to examine age and gender differences in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) among Serbian secondary school children. The secondary aim is to explore the association between CRF and quality of life in Serbian adolescents. The sample consisted of 579 adolescents (285 males), aged from 14 to 18 years old. To evaluate their anthropometric measurements, body height and body weight were examined, the 20 m shuttle run test was used to access CRF, and the standardized global measure of wellbeing KIDSCREEN was used to access the wellbeing of adolescents. The results show that the boys possessed higher CRF compared to the girls, as well as higher scores on variable distance, but there were no significant differences according to age. CRF was positively associated with physical wellbeing, psychological wellbeing, total score HRQL, body height and body weight, and negatively correlated with BMI. Conversely, physical wellbeing showed positive correlation with the other subscales of KIDSCREEN (psychological wellbeing, autonomy and parents, peers and social support, and school environment), and total score of (Health–Related Quality of Life) HRQL. The results showed that better CRF would be beneficial for quality of life among Serbian adolescents, especially among girls. Moreover, the relationship between CRF and BMI shows that adolescents with regular values of BMI have better physical fitness and wellbeing.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/4/660cardiorespiratory fitnesshealth-related quality of lifeBMIadolescentssecondary school children |
| spellingShingle | Lidija Marković Jovana Trbojević Jocić Maja Horvatin Damir Pekas Nebojša Trajković Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Health-Related Quality of Life in Secondary School Children Aged 14 to 18 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study Healthcare cardiorespiratory fitness health-related quality of life BMI adolescents secondary school children |
| title | Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Health-Related Quality of Life in Secondary School Children Aged 14 to 18 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Health-Related Quality of Life in Secondary School Children Aged 14 to 18 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Health-Related Quality of Life in Secondary School Children Aged 14 to 18 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Health-Related Quality of Life in Secondary School Children Aged 14 to 18 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Health-Related Quality of Life in Secondary School Children Aged 14 to 18 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | cardiorespiratory fitness and health related quality of life in secondary school children aged 14 to 18 years a cross sectional study |
| topic | cardiorespiratory fitness health-related quality of life BMI adolescents secondary school children |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/4/660 |
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