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Physical fitness and physical activity stratified by gender and age |
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| Measurements |
All (n = 71) |
Girls (n = 40) |
Boys (n = 31) |
13–15 years (n = 42) |
16–18 years (n = 29) |
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| Physical fitness |
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| VO2peak (l·min-1) |
3.04 (0.77) |
2.73 (0.58)* |
3.44 (0.81) |
2.93 (0.60) |
3.24 (0.99) |
| VO2peak (ml·kg-1·min-1) |
52.54 (8.12) |
48.06 (6.21)* |
58.06 (6.73) |
53.14 (7.66) |
51.53 (8.92) |
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| Physical activity |
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| Actireg (PAL for 7 days) |
1.70 (0.24) |
1.66 (0.22) |
1.77 (0.26) |
1.75 (0.28)# |
1.63 (0.14) |
| Actireg (TEE for 7 days) |
59.39 (8.65) |
57.72 (8.51) |
61.70 (8.47) |
59.97 (9.93) |
58.47 (6.20) |
| ActiReg (min at METs < 3 for 7 days) |
8,954 (441) |
9,083 (314) * |
8,775 (528) |
8,850 (476) # |
9,118 (325) |
| ActiReg (min at METs 3–6 for 7 days) |
845 (313) |
776 (207) |
942 (402) |
953 (328) # |
675 (192) |
| ActiReg (min at METs > 6 for 7 days) |
256 (210) |
219 (180) |
308 (240) |
277 (249) |
224 (122) |
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| WHO HBSC questionnaire |
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| Frequency (days per week) |
3.80 (1.77) |
3.61 (1.57) |
3.97 (2.01) |
3.64 (1.81) |
3.95 (1.73) |
| Duration (hours per week) |
4.10 (1.29) |
3.81 (2.15) |
4.48 (2.36) |
4.03 (2.23) |
4.21 (2.32) |
| IPAQ |
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| Vigorous activity (days/week) |
2.76 (1.84) |
2.85 (1.78) |
2.65 (1.94) |
2.81 (1.70) |
2.69 (2.06) |
| Vigorous activity (min/day) |
73 (43) |
71 (39) |
74 (47) |
78 (51) |
65 (28) |
| Moderate activity (days/week) |
2.89 (2.18) |
2.93 (2.10) |
2.84 (2.34) |
2.98 (2.17) |
2.76 (2.23) |
| Moderate activity (min/day) |
65 (42) |
65 (42) |
66 (44) |
71 (40) |
61 (44) |
| Walking (days/week) |
4.39 (2.19) |
4.26 (2.08) |
4.57 (2.34) |
4.70 (2.26) |
3.97 (2.04) |
| Walking (min/day) |
43 (53) |
44 (55) |
40 (50) |
48 (52) |
36 (53) |
| Sitting (min/day) |
374 (196) |
414 (209) |
327 (171) |
289 (177) |
484 (164) |
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The values are presented in means with standard deviations in brackets PAL = Average physical activity level for 7 days (PAL = total energy expenditure/basal metabolic rate) TEE = Total energy expenditure in mega joule METs = Intensity of activity compared to resting energy expenditure * Significant difference between genders (p ≤ 0.01) # Significant difference between age groups (p ≤ 0.05) | |||||
Rangul et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008 8:47 doi:10.1186/1471-2288-8-47 |
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