Biological and environmental determinants of 12-minute run performance in youth
Background: The 12-minute run is a commonly used indicator of cardiorespiratory fitness in youth. Variation in growth and maturity status as potential correlates of test performance has not been systematically addressed. Aim: To evaluate biological and environmental determinants of 12-minute run per...
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| author | Duarte Freitas José Maia Mikis Stasinopoulos Élvio Rúbio Gouveia António M. Antunes Martine Thomis Johan Lefevre Albrecht Claessens Donald Hedeker Robert M. Malina |
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| description | Background: The 12-minute run is a commonly used indicator of cardiorespiratory fitness in youth. Variation in growth and maturity status as potential correlates of test performance has not been systematically addressed. Aim: To evaluate biological and environmental determinants of 12-minute run performance in Portuguese youth aged 7–17 years. Subjects and methods: Mixed-longitudinal samples of 187 boys and 142 girls were surveyed in 1996, 1997 and 1998. The 12-minute run was the indicator of cardiorespiratory fitness. Height, body mass and five skinfolds were measured and skeletal maturity was assessed. Physical activity, socioeconomic status and area of residence were obtained with a questionnaire. Multi-level modelling was used for the analysis. Results: Chronological age and sum of five skinfolds were significant predictors of 12-minute run performance. Older boys and girls ran longer distances than younger peers, while high levels of subcutaneous fat were associated with shorter running distances. Rural boys were more proficient in the 12-minute run than urban peers. Skeletal maturity, height, body mass index, physical activity and socioeconomic status were not significant predictors of 12-minute run performances. Conclusions: Age and sum of skinfolds in both sexes and rural residence in boys are significant predictors of 12-minute run performance in Portuguese youth. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-90ab3836764c431e99844ceaee4249a32023-09-14T15:36:09ZengTaylor & Francis GroupAnnals of Human Biology0301-44601464-50332017-10-0144760761310.1080/03014460.2017.13554101355410Biological and environmental determinants of 12-minute run performance in youthDuarte Freitas0José Maia1Mikis Stasinopoulos2Élvio Rúbio Gouveia3António M. Antunes4Martine Thomis5Johan Lefevre6Albrecht Claessens7Donald Hedeker8Robert M. Malina9University of MadeiraUniversity of PortoLondon Metropolitan UniversityUniversity of MadeiraUniversity of MadeiraKU LeuvenKU LeuvenKU LeuvenUniversity of Chicago Biological SciencesUniversity of TexasBackground: The 12-minute run is a commonly used indicator of cardiorespiratory fitness in youth. Variation in growth and maturity status as potential correlates of test performance has not been systematically addressed. Aim: To evaluate biological and environmental determinants of 12-minute run performance in Portuguese youth aged 7–17 years. Subjects and methods: Mixed-longitudinal samples of 187 boys and 142 girls were surveyed in 1996, 1997 and 1998. The 12-minute run was the indicator of cardiorespiratory fitness. Height, body mass and five skinfolds were measured and skeletal maturity was assessed. Physical activity, socioeconomic status and area of residence were obtained with a questionnaire. Multi-level modelling was used for the analysis. Results: Chronological age and sum of five skinfolds were significant predictors of 12-minute run performance. Older boys and girls ran longer distances than younger peers, while high levels of subcutaneous fat were associated with shorter running distances. Rural boys were more proficient in the 12-minute run than urban peers. Skeletal maturity, height, body mass index, physical activity and socioeconomic status were not significant predictors of 12-minute run performances. Conclusions: Age and sum of skinfolds in both sexes and rural residence in boys are significant predictors of 12-minute run performance in Portuguese youth.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2017.1355410cardiorespiratory fitnessskeletal maturityfatnessphysical activitysocioeconomic status |
| spellingShingle | Duarte Freitas José Maia Mikis Stasinopoulos Élvio Rúbio Gouveia António M. Antunes Martine Thomis Johan Lefevre Albrecht Claessens Donald Hedeker Robert M. Malina Biological and environmental determinants of 12-minute run performance in youth Annals of Human Biology cardiorespiratory fitness skeletal maturity fatness physical activity socioeconomic status |
| title | Biological and environmental determinants of 12-minute run performance in youth |
| title_full | Biological and environmental determinants of 12-minute run performance in youth |
| title_fullStr | Biological and environmental determinants of 12-minute run performance in youth |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biological and environmental determinants of 12-minute run performance in youth |
| title_short | Biological and environmental determinants of 12-minute run performance in youth |
| title_sort | biological and environmental determinants of 12 minute run performance in youth |
| topic | cardiorespiratory fitness skeletal maturity fatness physical activity socioeconomic status |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2017.1355410 |
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