The ACDSi 2023-24 study protocol: tracking 50 years of physical fitness trends and their determinants in Slovenian children and youth.

ABSTRACT: The Analysis of Children's Development in Slovenia (ACDSi) is a unique decennial national study that has been monitoring somatic and motor development in Slovenian children and adolescents for more than five decades. It offers unparalleled insight into long-term secular trends in physical fitness and related correlates and determinants. This paper presents the study design and updated methodology of the ACDSi 2023/24 edition, ensuring continuity with previous editions and providing a robust foundation for future comparisons. The ACDSi 2023/24 edition employed a cross-sectional, sentinel-site design, building upon the established methodologies of previous editions. We successfully recruited 3,853 children and adolescents aged 6-18 years, representing 1.35 % of the total population in this a

SUBMITTER: Jurak G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12847406 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature