Assessing physical fitness in preschool children: Feasibility, reliability and practical recommendations for the PREFIT battery
Assessing physical fitness in preschool children: Feasibility, reliability and practical recommendations for the PREFIT battery
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jsams.2016.02.003
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发表时间：
2016-11-01
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Ortega, Francisco B.
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作者：
Cadenas-Sanchez, Cristina;Martinez-Tellez, Borja;Ortega, Francisco B.
目的：在儿童（>6岁）和青少年时期，体能测试是可行的，可靠的，并与以后的健康有关。本研究的目的是检验基于现场的体能测试组合在学龄前儿童中的可行性和可靠性。设计：重复测量。方法：共有161名3至5岁的学龄前儿童参与了本研究。人体测量学、心肺适能、肌肉力量和运动适能测试两次（间隔2周）分别使用体重、身高、腰围、PREFIT 20 m往返跑、握力、立定跳远、4 x 10 m往返跑和单腿站立测试。主要结果表明，试验是可行的，具有较高的可靠性（平均差异，体重= 0.04 kg，身高= 0.22 cm，腰围= -0.08 cm，PREFIT 20 m往返跑= 2.00圈，握力= 0.24 kg和4 x 10 m往返跑= 0.12 s），在学龄前儿童中，除了立定跳远测试和单腿站立测试（平均差异为-7.31 cm和8.01 s）。经过一些方法上的调整，可靠的立定跳远提高了复制研究（即从7至2厘米）。我们观察到的异方差的证据，在4 × 10米的穿梭运行和单腿的立场tests.Conclusions：PREFIT电池是一个可行的和可靠的工具，以评估学龄前儿童的身体素质，但立定跳远表现出混合的结果，需要进一步的研究。单腿站立测试在我们的研究中显示出较差的可靠性，如果得到进一步研究的证实，将不推荐在3至5岁儿童中使用。未来的研究应考虑本研究中提供的平均差异，以解释试验性能的变化。(C)2016年澳大利亚运动医学。由爱思唯尔有限公司出版。保留所有权利。
Objectives: In childhood (>6 years-old) and adolescence, fitness testing is feasible, reliable and related to later health. The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility and reliability of a field-based fitness-test battery in preschool children.Design: Repeated measures.Methods: A total of 161 preschoolers aged 3 to 5 years participated in the study. Anthropometry, cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength and motor fitness were tested twice (2 weeks apart) using weight, height, waist circumference, PREFIT 20 m shuttle run, handgrip strength, standing long jump, 4 x 10 m shuttle run and one-leg stance tests, respectively.Results: The main results indicated that all tests are feasible and highly reliable (mean differences, weight= 0.04 kg, height = 0.22 cm, waist circumference = -0.08 cm, PREFIT 20 m shuttle run = 2.00 laps, handgrip strength = 0.24 kg and 4x 10m shuttle run= 0.12 s), in preschool children, except for the standing long jump test and one-leg stance test (mean differences of -7.31 cm and 8.01 s). After some methodological adaptations, reliability for standing long jump was improved in a replication study (i.e. from 7 to 2 cm). We observed evidence of heteroscedasticity in the 4 x 10 m shuttle run and one-leg stance tests.Conclusions: The PREFIT battery is a feasible and reliable tool to assess physical fitness in preschool children yet standing long jump has shown mixed findings and requires further studies. The one-leg stance test showed poor reliability in our study and if confirmed by future studies, its use in 3 to 5 years-old would not be recommended. Future studies should consider the mean differences provide in this study to explain the changes in test performance. (C) 2016 Sports Medicine Australia. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.