Temporal trends in weight-based disparities in physical fitness of children: 30-years of continuous surveillance through Slovenian national system.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity in childhood has deleterious consequences for health while improving physical fitness can significantly reduce health risks related to high body mass index. We aimed to examine the evolution of disparities in physical fitness based on weight status among 7-15-year-olds in Slovenia between 1989 and 2019 and compare these trends across sex, age and socioeconomic status.

Methods

We used annual data collected within the SLOfit monitoring system in the period between 1989 and 2019, totalling 4,256,930 participants (about 137 000 per year). We examined cardiorespiratory fitness (600-m run test), muscular fitness (60-s sit-ups, bent arm hang, and standing broad jump test) and skill-related fitness (backwards obstacle course, 60-m dash, arm plate tapping). We grou

SUBMITTER: Martinko A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11515657 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature