Temporal trend of cardiorespiratory endurance in urban Catalan high school students over a 20 year period
Background Physical fitness is considered an important indicator of health in adolescents. However, in recent years several studies in the scientific literature have shown a considerable lower trend and an alarming worsening of the current adolescents’ physical condition when comparing with previous...
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| author | Jordi Arboix-Alió Bernat Buscà Enric M. Sebastiani Joan Aguilera-Castells Sergio Marcaida Luis Garcia Eroles María José Sánchez López |
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| description | Background Physical fitness is considered an important indicator of health in adolescents. However, in recent years several studies in the scientific literature have shown a considerable lower trend and an alarming worsening of the current adolescents’ physical condition when comparing with previous decades, especially in urban populations. The aim of the current study was to analyse the temporal trend in cardiorespiratory endurance (CRE) in urban Catalan adolescents over a 20-year period (1999–2019). Methods A cross-sectional analysis study considering the 20-m Shuttle Run test (SRT) results obtained in the last 20 years was carried out. 1,701 adolescents between 15 and 16 years old (914 boys and 787 girls) were divided into four groups, corresponding to consecutive periods of five years (Group 1: 1999–2004; Group 2: 2005–2009; Group 3: 2010–2014 and Group 4: 2015–2019). ANOVA was used to test the period effect on CRE and post hoc Bonferroni analysis was performed to test pairwise differences between groups (p < 0.05). Results Results showed a significantly lower performance in CRE in both sexes. The percentual negative difference was 0.67%, 9.6% and 7% for boys and 5.06%, 14.97% and 9.41% for girls, when comparing the performance in 20-m Shuttle Run test for the first period, respectively. Conclusions Results suggest that the physical fitness of Catalan urban adolescents is lower in both sexes when comparing the different analysed periods of time. Therefore, CRE adolescents should be improved in order to help to protect against cardiovascular disease and other health risks in adulthood. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a141cc19f0434f429b49e43d2332247d2023-12-03T10:36:19ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592020-11-018e1036510.7717/peerj.10365Temporal trend of cardiorespiratory endurance in urban Catalan high school students over a 20 year periodJordi Arboix-Alió0Bernat Buscà1Enric M. Sebastiani2Joan Aguilera-Castells3Sergio Marcaida4Luis Garcia Eroles5María José Sánchez López6Faculty of Psychology, Education Sciences and Sport Blanquerna, Ramon LLull University, Barcelona, SpainFaculty of Psychology, Education Sciences and Sport Blanquerna, Ramon LLull University, Barcelona, SpainFaculty of Psychology, Education Sciences and Sport Blanquerna, Ramon LLull University, Barcelona, SpainFaculty of Psychology, Education Sciences and Sport Blanquerna, Ramon LLull University, Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Physical Education, Escola Sagrada Familia Urgell (Barcelona, Spain), Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainDepartment of United Organization Systems Information, Hospital Germans Trias, Badalona, Catalonia, SpainMedical Library, Hospital Sagrat Cor, Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainBackground Physical fitness is considered an important indicator of health in adolescents. However, in recent years several studies in the scientific literature have shown a considerable lower trend and an alarming worsening of the current adolescents’ physical condition when comparing with previous decades, especially in urban populations. The aim of the current study was to analyse the temporal trend in cardiorespiratory endurance (CRE) in urban Catalan adolescents over a 20-year period (1999–2019). Methods A cross-sectional analysis study considering the 20-m Shuttle Run test (SRT) results obtained in the last 20 years was carried out. 1,701 adolescents between 15 and 16 years old (914 boys and 787 girls) were divided into four groups, corresponding to consecutive periods of five years (Group 1: 1999–2004; Group 2: 2005–2009; Group 3: 2010–2014 and Group 4: 2015–2019). ANOVA was used to test the period effect on CRE and post hoc Bonferroni analysis was performed to test pairwise differences between groups (p < 0.05). Results Results showed a significantly lower performance in CRE in both sexes. The percentual negative difference was 0.67%, 9.6% and 7% for boys and 5.06%, 14.97% and 9.41% for girls, when comparing the performance in 20-m Shuttle Run test for the first period, respectively. Conclusions Results suggest that the physical fitness of Catalan urban adolescents is lower in both sexes when comparing the different analysed periods of time. Therefore, CRE adolescents should be improved in order to help to protect against cardiovascular disease and other health risks in adulthood.https://peerj.com/articles/10365.pdfAerobic fitnessAdolescents’ health20-m Shuttle Run testAdolescents’ habitsTends |
| spellingShingle | Jordi Arboix-Alió Bernat Buscà Enric M. Sebastiani Joan Aguilera-Castells Sergio Marcaida Luis Garcia Eroles María José Sánchez López Temporal trend of cardiorespiratory endurance in urban Catalan high school students over a 20 year period PeerJ Aerobic fitness Adolescents’ health 20-m Shuttle Run test Adolescents’ habits Tends |
| title | Temporal trend of cardiorespiratory endurance in urban Catalan high school students over a 20 year period |
| title_full | Temporal trend of cardiorespiratory endurance in urban Catalan high school students over a 20 year period |
| title_fullStr | Temporal trend of cardiorespiratory endurance in urban Catalan high school students over a 20 year period |
| title_full_unstemmed | Temporal trend of cardiorespiratory endurance in urban Catalan high school students over a 20 year period |
| title_short | Temporal trend of cardiorespiratory endurance in urban Catalan high school students over a 20 year period |
| title_sort | temporal trend of cardiorespiratory endurance in urban catalan high school students over a 20 year period |
| topic | Aerobic fitness Adolescents’ health 20-m Shuttle Run test Adolescents’ habits Tends |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/10365.pdf |
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