Physical fitness and anthropometric characteristics among adolescents living in urban or rural areas of Kosovo.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High physical fitness levels in childhood and adolescence are associated with positive health-related outcomes later in life. Albeit many researchers investigated rural-urban differences in physical fitness, the outcomes of these studies are inconsistent and data on Kosovo are widely missing. Thus, this study aims to examine anthropometric and physical fitness parameters in 14 to 15 year old Kosovan adolescents living in rural and urban areas.

Methods

Two schools from Pristina (mostly urban population) and two schools in the surrounding villages of the district of Deçan (mostly rural population) were selected. Anthropometric and physical fitness parameters were determined from a total of 354 adolescents (216 urban: 14.5 ± 0.4 years, 138 rural: age 14.5 ± 0.4 years

SUBMITTER: Tishukaj F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5602925 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature