Associations of Muscular Fitness and Body Composition in Children

Autor/inn/en	Slotte, Sari; Kukkonen-Harjula, Katriina; Rinne, Marjo; Valtonen, Juha; Rintala, Pauli
Titel	Associations of Muscular Fitness and Body Composition in Children
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 192 (2022) 13, S.2078-2086 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2021.1982928
Schlagwörter	Children; Foreign Countries; Muscular Strength; Physical Fitness; Body Composition; Human Body; Body Weight; Obesity; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Ausland; Muskelkraft; Leistungsfähigkeit; Menschlicher Körper; Körpergewicht; Adipositas; Finnland
Abstract	Purpose: To examine the associations between muscular fitness (MF) and body composition. Method: MF was assessed with three tests of FitnessGram test battery. Total body fat percentage (BF%), abdominal fat percentage (AF%) and fat-free mass (FFM) were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). The IOTF body mass index (BMI) cut-offs were used to define healthy weight, overweight, and obesity. Results: MF was inversely associated with BF% and AF%. The children in the moderate and high MF groups had significantly lower BF% and AF% compared with the children in the low MF group within the same BMI category. After adjusting for cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), BMI and sex, the differences between the MF groups were significant for BF% but not for AF%. Conclusion: There were significant inverse associations between MF and DXA--measured adiposity. Within the same BMI category, total and abdominal adiposity were lower in children with moderate or high MF than in children with low MF. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01