Open AccessHealth-related physical fitness and sociodemographic factors: a study with schoolchildren from Santa Cruz do Sul - RS
Author(s) -
Cézane Priscila Reuter,
Rodrigo Doern,
Cristiane Fernanda da Silva,
Kelin Cristina Marques,
Letícia Welser,
Rafaela da Silva,
Sonimar de Souza,
Priscila Tatiana da Silva,
Míria Suzana Burgos
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
cinergis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2177-4005
pISSN - 1519-2512
DOI - 10.17058/cinergis.v17i2.7780
Subject(s) - cardiorespiratory fitness , physical fitness , body mass index , flexibility (engineering) , demography , physical activity , gerontology , cross sectional study , environmental health , medicine , physical therapy , statistics , mathematics , pathology , sociology
The present cross-sectional study aims to verify a possible association between health-related physical fitness indicators and sociodemographic factors in schoolchildren of Santa Cruz do Sul - RS. The subjects investigated were 1,254 schoolchildren (686 females) aged between 7 and 17 years from rural and urban schools. Evaluation of children’s and adolescents’ physical fitness and health was performed by the following tests (recommended by Sport Brazil Project): abdominal resistance, flexibility, body mass index (BMI) and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). The results show, with respect to flexibility, that being within a health risk zone is more prevalent among male students (PR: 1.15; p