TY - JOUR
T1 - Geographical Variation in Physical Fitness Among Chinese Children and Adolescents From 2005 to 2014
AU - Dong, Yanhui
AU - Chen, Manman
AU - Song, Yi
AU - Ma, Jun
AU - Lau, Patrick W. C.
N1 - Funding Information:
The present study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation (Grant 81673192 to JM), and Humanities and Social Sciences Planning Fund Project, Ministry of Education, People’s Republic of China (19YJA890022 to YS), as well as project funded by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (BX20200019 and 2020M680266 to YD).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Dong, Chen, Song, Ma and Lau.
PY - 2021/9/3
Y1 - 2021/9/3
N2 - IntroductionTo examine the geographical variation in change in the levels of physical fitness from 2005 to 2014 among Chinese children and adolescents. MethodsA total of 663,813 children 7 to 18 years of age with physical fitness data in 2005, 2010 and 2014, participated in the study. Physical fitness was assessed using six components, and their standardized scores were aggregated to form a summary physical fitness indicator (PFI). ResultsOver the study period, there was an increase in the proportion of high PFI (from 15.3% in 2005 to 19.0% in 2014, Ptrend < 0.05) and a decrease in the proportion of low PFI (from 30.6 to 29.8%, Ptrend < 0.05). Children and adolescents in the eastern provinces of China showed a high proportion of high PFI with an increasing trend over time, while those in the western provinces had a high proportion of low PFI with a decreasing trend over time (P < 0.05). ConclusionsThe comprehensive physical fitness among Chinese children showed an improved trend from 2005 to 2014. Region-specific interventions with priority policies could be useful to sustainably narrow geographical variation in Chinese children, especially in the western provinces.
AB - IntroductionTo examine the geographical variation in change in the levels of physical fitness from 2005 to 2014 among Chinese children and adolescents. MethodsA total of 663,813 children 7 to 18 years of age with physical fitness data in 2005, 2010 and 2014, participated in the study. Physical fitness was assessed using six components, and their standardized scores were aggregated to form a summary physical fitness indicator (PFI). ResultsOver the study period, there was an increase in the proportion of high PFI (from 15.3% in 2005 to 19.0% in 2014, Ptrend < 0.05) and a decrease in the proportion of low PFI (from 30.6 to 29.8%, Ptrend < 0.05). Children and adolescents in the eastern provinces of China showed a high proportion of high PFI with an increasing trend over time, while those in the western provinces had a high proportion of low PFI with a decreasing trend over time (P < 0.05). ConclusionsThe comprehensive physical fitness among Chinese children showed an improved trend from 2005 to 2014. Region-specific interventions with priority policies could be useful to sustainably narrow geographical variation in Chinese children, especially in the western provinces.
KW - children and adolescents
KW - China
KW - geographical variation
KW - physical fitness
KW - trend analysis
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U2 - 10.3389/fpubh.2021.694070
DO - 10.3389/fpubh.2021.694070
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34540783
AN - SCOPUS:85115117989
SN - 2296-2565
VL - 9
JO - Frontiers in Public Health
JF - Frontiers in Public Health
M1 - 694070
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