Temporal trends in the physical fitness of Hong Kong children aged 6–12 years between 2003–04 and 2015–16

Eric Tsz-Chun Poon, Grant R. Tomkinson, Justin J. Lang, Wendy Yajun Huang, Heung-Sang Stephen Wong*

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Abstract

Low physical fitness in childhood is linked with poor health now and in later life. This study estimated temporal trends in physical fitness for Hong Kong children aged 6–12 years from 2003–04 to 2015–16. Objectively measured body size and physical fitness data for 27,513 children were obtained from four population-representative surveys of Hong Kong primary school students. Temporal trends in means were estimated by population-weighted linear regression. Trends in distributional characteristics were visually described. Overall, there was a small increase in mean height (effect size (ES) = 0.20 (95%CI: 0.13, 0.28)), with a negligible increase (ES 
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1271-1278
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Sports Sciences
Volume41
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Jul 2023

User-Defined Keywords

  • Physical fitness
  • body size
  • children
  • cross-sectional studies
  • flexibility
  • public health

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