378
Views
4
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

A methodological approach to short-term tracking of youth physical fitness: the Oporto Growth, Health and Performance Study

, , , , , & show all
Pages 1885-1892 | Accepted 08 Jan 2016, Published online: 18 Feb 2016

References

  • American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPER). (1976). Youth fitness test manual. Washington, DC: AAHPERD.
  • Baecke, J., Burema, J., & Frijters, J. (1982). A short questionnaire for the measurenment of habitual physical activity in epidemiological studies. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 36(5), 936–942.
  • Beunen, G., Lefevre, J., Claessens, A., Maes, H., Renson, R., Simons, J., … Sneyers, C. (1999). Tracking in health and performance-related fitness from adolescence to adulthood. In B. Bodzár & C. Susanne (Eds.), Studies in human biology (pp. 257–262). Budapest: Ëötvös University Press.
  • Bouchard, C., Malina, R., & Pérusse, L. (1997). Genetics of fitness and physical performance. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
  • Bouchard, C., & Shepard, K. (1994). Physical activity, fitness and health. The model and the key concepts. In C. Bouchard, K. Shepard, & T. Stephens (Eds.), Physical activity, fitness and health: International proceedings and consensus statement (pp. 77–78). Champain, IL: Human Kinetics.
  • Brouwer, S. I., Stolk, R. P., Liem, E. T., Lemmink, K. A., & Corpeleijn, E. (2013). The role of fitness in the association between fatness and cardiometabolic risk from childhood to adolescence. Pediatric Diabetes, 14(1), 57–65. doi:10.1111/j.1399-5448.2012.00893.x
  • Collins, L. M. (2006). Analysis of longitudinal data: The integration of theoretical model, temporal design, and statistical model. Annual Review of Psychology, 57, 505–528. doi:10.1146/annurev.psych.57.102904.190146
  • Da Silva, S. P., Beunen, G., Prista, A., & Maia, J. (2013). Short-term tracking of performance and health-related physical fitness in girls: The Healthy Growth in Cariri study. Journal of Sports Sciences, 31(1), 104–113. doi:10.1080/02640414.2012.723817
  • Ferreira, J., Marques, A., & Maia, J. (2002). Physical fitness, physical activity and health in young population from Viseu- A study in children and youngsters of both gender from 10 to 18 years old. Viseu: Departamento Cultural – Instituto Superior Politécnico de Viseu.
  • Fitnessgram. (1994). The prudencial fitnessgram test administration manual. Dallas, TX: The Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research.
  • Freitas, D., Maia, J., Beunen, G., Lefevre, J., Claessens, A., & Marques, A., … Crespo, M. (2002). Crescimento Somático, Maturação Biológica, Aptidão Física, Atctividade Física e Estatuto Socioeconómico de Crianças e Adolescentes Madeirenses- O Estudo de Crescimento da Madeira. Funchal: SAEFD Universidade da Madeira.
  • Janz, K. F., Dawson, J. D., & Mahoney, L. T. (2000). Tracking physical fitness and physical activity from childhood to adolescence: The muscatine study. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 32(7), 1250–1257. doi:10.1097/00005768-200007000-00011
  • Kowalski, C. J., & Schneiderman, E. D. (1992). Tracking: Concepts, methods and tools. International Journal of Anthropology, 7(4), 33–50. doi:10.1007/BF02447868
  • Kristensen, P. L., Moller, N. C., Korsholm, L., Wedderkopp, N., Andersen, L. B., … Froberg, K. (2008). Tracking of objectively measured physical activity from childhood to adolescence: The European youth heart study. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 18(2), 171–178. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0838.2006.00622.x
  • Kuczmarski, R., Ogden, C., Grummer-Strawn, L., Flegal, K., Guo, S., Wei, R., … Johnson, C. (2000). CDC growth charts: United States. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
  • Landis, J., & Koch, G. (1977). The measurement of observer agreement for categorical data. Biometrics, 33, 159–174. doi:10.2307/2529310
  • Maia, J. A., Lefevre, J., Claessens, A. L., Thomis, M. A., Peeters, M. W., & Beunen, G. P. (2010). A growth curve to model changes in sport participation in adolescent boys. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 20(4), 679–685. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.00990.x
  • Malina, R., Bouchard, C., & Bar-Or, C. (2004). Growth, maturation and physical activity. 2nd ed. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
  • Malina, R. M. (2001). Physical activity and fitness: Pathways from childhood to adulthood. American Journal of Human Biology, 13(2), 162–172. doi:10.1002/(ISSN)1520-6300
  • Miller, D. J., Freedson, P. S., & Kline, G. M. (1994). Comparison of activity levels using the Caltrac accelerometer and five questionnaires. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 26(3), 376–382. doi:10.1249/00005768-199403000-00016
  • Mirwald, R. L., Baxter-Jones, A. D., Bailey, D. A., & Beunen, G. P. (2002). An assessment of maturity from anthropometric measurements. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 34(4), 689–694. doi:10.1097/00005768-200204000-00020
  • Moliner-Urdiales, D., Ruiz, J. R., Ortega, F. B., Jimenez-Pavon, D., Vicente-Rodriguez, G., Rey-Lopez, J. P., ... Moreno, L. (2010). Secular trends in health-related physical fitness in Spanish adolescents: The AVENA and HELENA studies. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 13(6), 584–588. doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2010.03.004
  • Monyeki, M. A., Koppes, L. L., Monyeki, K. D., Kemper, H. C., & Twisk, J. W. (2007). Longitudinal relationships between nutritional status, body composition, and physical fitness in rural children of South Africa: The Ellisras longitudinal study. American Journal of Human Biology, 19(4), 551–558. doi:10.1002/ajhb.20616
  • Ortega, F. B., Artero, E. G., Ruiz, J. R., Espana-Romero, V., Jimenez-Pavon, D., Vicente-Rodriguez, G., … Castillo, M. J. (2011). Physical fitness levels among European adolescents: The HELENA study. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 45(1), 20–29. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2009.062679
  • Ortega, F. B., Ruiz, J. R., & Castillo, M. J. (2013). Physical activity, physical fitness, and overweight in children and adolescents: Evidence from epidemiologic studies. Endocrinología Y Nutrición, 60(8), 458–469. doi:10.1016/j.endonu.2012.10.006
  • Ortega, F. B., Ruiz, J. R., Castillo, M. J., & Sjostrom, M. (2008). Physical fitness in childhood and adolescence: A powerful marker of health. International Journal of Obesity (Lond), 32(1), 1–11. doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803774
  • Pahkala, K., Hernelahti, M., Heinonen, O. J., Raittinen, P., Hakanen, M., Lagstrom, H., … Simell, O. (2013). Body mass index, fitness and physical activity from childhood through adolescence. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 47(2), 71–77. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2011-090704
  • Parikh, T., & Stratton, G. (2011). Influence of intensity of physical activity on adiposity and cardiorespiratory fitness in 5–18 year olds. Sports Medicine, 41(6), 477–488. doi:10.2165/11588750-000000000-00000
  • Pate, R., Oria, M., & Pillsbury, L. (2012). Fitness measures and health outcomes in youth. Washington, DC: The National Academic Press.
  • Philippaerts, R. M., Westerterp, K. R., & Lefevre, J. (1999). Doubly labeled water validation of three physical activity questionnaires. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 20(5), 284–289. doi:10.1055/s-2007-971132
  • Rodrigues, L. P., Leitao, R., & Lopes, V. P. (2013). Physical fitness predicts adiposity longitudinal changes over childhood and adolescence. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 16(2), 118–123. doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2012.06.008
  • Ross, D., & Ward, R. (1986). Scaling anthropometric data for size and proportionality. In T. Reilly, J. Watkins, & J. Borms (Eds.), Kinanthropometry III. Commonwealth and international conference on sport, physical education, dance, recreation and health. New York, NY: E&FN Spon.
  • Safrit, M. J. (1990). Introduction to measurement in physical education and exercise. Boston, MA: Times Mirror/Mosby CollegePublishing.
  • Schneiderman, E., & Kowalski, C. (1993). LDA. Software system for longitudinal data analysis. Version 3.2. Dallas, TX: Baylor College of Dentistry.
  • Smith, J. J., Eather, N., Morgan, P. J., Plotnikoff, R. C., Faigenbaum, A. D., & Lubans, D. R. (2014). The health benefits of muscular fitness for children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports Medicine, 44(9), 1209–1223. doi:10.1007/s40279-014-0196-4
  • Twisk, J. W. (2003a). Applied longitudinal data analysis for epidemiology. London: Cambridge University Press.
  • Twisk, J. W. (2003b). Tracking. In J. W. Twisk (Ed.), Applied longitudinal data analysis for epidemiology (pp. 225–240). London: Cambridge University Press.
  • Twisk, J. W., Kemper, H. C., & Mellenbergh, G. J. (1994). Mathematical and analytical aspects of tracking. Epidemiologic Review, 16(2), 165–183.
  • Twisk, J. W., Kemper, H. C., & van Mechelen, W. (2000). Tracking of activity and fitness and the relationship with cardiovascular disease risk factors. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 32(8), 1455–1461. doi:10.1097/00005768-200008000-00014
  • Vasconcelos, M., & Maia, J. (2001). Is there a decline in physical activity? A cross-sectional study in children and youngsters of both gender from 10 to 19 years old. Portuguese Journal Sports Science, 1, 44–52.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.