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Assessment of Physical Tests in 6–11 Years Old Children: Findings from the Play Lifestyle and Activity in Youth (PLAY) Study

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  • Dai Sugimoto

    (The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, Waltham, MA 02453, USA
    Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo 202-0021, Japan)

  • Andrea Stracciolini

    (The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, Waltham, MA 02453, USA
    Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA)

  • Laura Berbert

    (Biostatistics and Research Design Center, Institutional Centers for Clinical and Translational Research, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA)

  • Eric Nohelty

    (Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA)

  • Greggory P. Kobelski

    (Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA)

  • Becky Parmeter

    (Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA)

  • Edie Weller

    (Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Biostatistics and Research Design Center, Institutional Centers for Clinical and Translational Research, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Division of Hematology and Oncology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA)

  • Avery D. Faigenbaum

    (The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ 08628, USA)

  • Gregory D. Myer

    (The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, Waltham, MA 02453, USA
    Emory Sports Performance and Research Center (SPARC), Flowery Branch, GA 30542, USA
    Emory Sports Medicine Center, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
    Department of Orthopaedics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30307, USA)

Abstract

The purpose was to evaluate selected physical tests in children and to compare the outcomes by sex. A cross-sectional study design was used to evaluate children 6–11 years who completed five physical tests: hand grip, vertical jump, sit and reach, Y-balance, and obstacle course (time and score). The outcome measures including test results were descriptively examined and compared by sex. The study participants consisted of 133 children (62 males and 71 females, with a median age of 7.8 years). Girls showed superior sit and reach performance ( p = 0.002) compared with boys. Boys demonstrated better Y-balance scores ( p = 0.007) and faster obstacle time ( p = 0.042) than girls. Sex comparison within three age groups (6–<8 years, 8–<10 years, and 10–<12 years) showed that girls performed better on the sit and reach compared with boys in the in 6–<8 years ( p = 0.009). Boys demonstrated higher Y-balance scores ( p = 0.017) and faster obstacle time ( p = 0.007) compared with girls in the 8–<10-year age group. These data will serve to guide future efforts to evaluate normative measures of physical literacy and guide targeted training interventions to promote sustained physical activity in children with deficits relative to their age and sex norms.

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  • Dai Sugimoto & Andrea Stracciolini & Laura Berbert & Eric Nohelty & Greggory P. Kobelski & Becky Parmeter & Edie Weller & Avery D. Faigenbaum & Gregory D. Myer, 2023. "Assessment of Physical Tests in 6–11 Years Old Children: Findings from the Play Lifestyle and Activity in Youth (PLAY) Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-16, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:3:p:2552-:d:1052917
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