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Overweight or Obesity, Gender, and Age Influence on High School Students of the City of Toluca’s Physical Fitness
Joint Authors
Valdés-Ramos, Roxana
Cruz Estrada, Flor de Maria
Tlatempa Sotelo, Patricia
Hernández Murúa, José Aldo
Manjarrez-Montes-de-Oca, Rafael
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-08-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Material and Method.
This is a prospective, cross-sectional, and correlational study with a probabilistic sampling in which 150 teenagers from three different high schools from the city of Toluca, Mexico, aged 15–17, were assessed.
Objective.
To determine if weight, age, and gender have an influence on physical fitness evaluated with the EUROFIT and ALPHA-FITNESS batteries.
Results.
Women have a higher overweight and obesity rate than men (3 : 1).
Adolescents who have normal weight have regular physical fitness (74.9%).
When comparing genders we found that men have a higher mean than women in the tests, except for skinfold thickness and waist circumference.
Age was only correlated with the plate tapping test (p=0.001).
There are significant differences in the standing broad jump test and the Course-Navette of the EUROFIT and ALPHA-FITNESS batteries (p=0.000).
Conclusions.
It is likely that regular physical activity, and not normal weight, helps generate healthy physical fitness.
Male subjects had a higher mean than women, reporting a better physical fitness and more frequent physical activity.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Cruz Estrada, Flor de Maria& Tlatempa Sotelo, Patricia& Valdés-Ramos, Roxana& Hernández Murúa, José Aldo& Manjarrez-Montes-de-Oca, Rafael. 2017. Overweight or Obesity, Gender, and Age Influence on High School Students of the City of Toluca’s Physical Fitness. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1139603
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Cruz Estrada, Flor de Maria…[et al.]. Overweight or Obesity, Gender, and Age Influence on High School Students of the City of Toluca’s Physical Fitness. BioMed Research International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1139603
American Medical Association (AMA)
Cruz Estrada, Flor de Maria& Tlatempa Sotelo, Patricia& Valdés-Ramos, Roxana& Hernández Murúa, José Aldo& Manjarrez-Montes-de-Oca, Rafael. Overweight or Obesity, Gender, and Age Influence on High School Students of the City of Toluca’s Physical Fitness. BioMed Research International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1139603
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1139603