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Allometric association between physical fitness test results, body size/shape, biological maturity, and time spent playing sports in adolescents
Giuriato, Matteo Kawczynski, Adam Mroczek, Dariusz Lovecchio, Nicola Nevill, Alan
Giuriato, Matteo
Kawczynski, Adam
Mroczek, Dariusz
Lovecchio, Nicola
Nevill, Alan
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2021-04-06
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Regular participation in strength and conditioning activities positively correlates with health-related benefits in sports (team and individual). Maturity offset (MO) is a recognized parameter in fitness outcome assessment. The aims of the present study are to analyze cross-sectional allometric development of motor performances in a sample of adolescents and relate scaled motor performance to the estimated amount and type of physical activity and biological maturity status in 771 subjects aged 14-19 years. Three physical fitness components were evaluated using field tests (standing broad jump, sit-ups, shuttle run). Extra hours of sport after school (EHS) and MO were the covariates. The model to predict the physical performance variables was: Y = a · Mk1 · Hk2 · WCk3 · exp(b · EHS + c · MO) · ε. Results suggest that having controlled for body size and body shape, performing EHS and being an early developer (identified by a positive MO slope parameter) benefits children in physical fitness and motor performance tasks.
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Giuriato M, Kawczynski A, Mroczek D, Lovecchio N, Nevill A (2021) Allometric association between physical fitness test results, body size/shape, biological maturity, and time spent playing sports in adolescents. PLoS ONE 16(4): e0249626. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249626
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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Public Library of Science . This is an open access article available under a Creative Commons licence.
The published version can be accessed at the following link on the publisher’s website: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249626
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1932-6203
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1932-6203