dc.creator | Galán López, Pablo | es |
dc.creator | Gísladóttir, Thordis | es |
dc.creator | Pihu, Maret | es |
dc.creator | Sánchez Oliver, Antonio Jesús | es |
dc.creator | Ries, Francis | es |
dc.creator | Domínguez Herrera, Raúl | es |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-27T08:28:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-01-27T08:28:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Galán López, P., Gísladóttir, T., Pihu, M., Sánchez Oliver, A.J., Ries, F. y Domínguez Herrera, R. (2022). Health-Related Physical Fitness in Adolescents from Spain, Estonia and Iceland: A Cross-Sectional, Quantitative Study. Sports, 10 (12), 188/1-12. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10120188. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2075-4663 | es |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/141982 | |
dc.description.abstract | The benefits of physical fitness (PF) for health are well-known. Low PF significantly
contributes to the prevalence of obesity in adolescents, with an increased risk of developing chronic
diseases. The objectives of the present study were to explore the health-related PF components
and body composition levels in adolescents in three European cities, and their differences. The
present study is a cross-sectional, descriptive, and quantitative research effort with 1717 participants
aged between 13–16 years (48% girls), enrolled in public and private secondary schools in Seville
(Spain), Reykjavik (Iceland) and Tartu (Estonia). The ALPHA fitness battery test was used with the
following tests: handgrip strength, standing broad jump, 4 × 10 m speed-agility, 20 m shuttle run, and
anthropometric variables. Regarding body composition, differences were detected for city and gender
in height (p < 0.001), weight (p < 0.001), body fat percentage (p < 0.001), and waist circumference
(p < 0.001); but no differences were reported for BMI for both city (p = 0.150) and gender (p = 0.738).
Similarly, concerning PF, it was detected statistically significant differences between cities and gender
in handgrip strength (p < 0.001), jump test (p < 0.001), speed-agility test (p < 0.001), and cardiovascular
endurance in both variables (p < 0.001). In total, 26.8% of the boys and 27.3% of the girls were
categorized as overweight; 18.1% of the boys and 31.2% of the girls had an excessive percentage of fat
mass; and 22.7% of the boys and 22.2% of the girls showed an excessive waist circumference. The
participants from Seville presented the lowest results in PF tests. In contrast, Reykjavik, with the
highest results in the endurance and speed-agility tests, and Tartu, with higher results in the manual
grip strength and long jump tests, shared the highest results. | es |
dc.format | application/pdf | es |
dc.format.extent | 11 p. | es |
dc.language.iso | eng | es |
dc.publisher | MDPI | es |
dc.relation.ispartof | Sports, 10 (12), 188/1-12. | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject | Adolescence | es |
dc.subject | Habits | es |
dc.subject | Lifestyle | es |
dc.subject | Overweight | es |
dc.subject | Physical inactivity | es |
dc.subject | Sedentary | es |
dc.title | Health-Related Physical Fitness in Adolescents from Spain, Estonia and Iceland: A Cross-Sectional, Quantitative Study | es |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es |
dcterms.identifier | https://ror.org/03yxnpp24 | |
dc.type.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | es |
dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es |
dc.contributor.affiliation | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Motricidad Humana y Rendimiento Deportivo | es |
dc.contributor.affiliation | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Educación Física y Deporte | es |
dc.relation.publisherversion | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/sports10120188 | es |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/sports10120188 | es |
dc.journaltitle | Sports | es |
dc.publication.volumen | 10 | es |
dc.publication.issue | 12 | es |
dc.publication.initialPage | 188/1 | es |
dc.publication.endPage | 12 | es |