Physical fitness and anthropometric normative values among Colombian-Indian schoolchildren

Jeison Alexander Ramos-Sepúlveda, Robinson Ramírez-Vélez, Jorge Enrique Correa-Bautista, Mikel Izquierdo, Antonio García-Hermoso, Jeison Alexander Ramos-Sepúlveda, Robinson Ramírez-Vélez, Jorge Enrique Correa-Bautista, Mikel Izquierdo, Antonio García-Hermoso

Abstract

Background: Substantial evidence indicates that children's physical fitness levels are markers of their lifestyles and their cardio-metabolic health profile and are predictors of the future risk of chronic diseases such as obesity, cardiometabolic disease, skeletal health and mental health. However, fitness reference values for ethnic children and adolescents have not been published in a Latin-American population. Therefore, the aim of the study was to provide sex- and age-specific physical fitness and anthropometric reference standards among Colombian-Indian schoolchildren.

Methods: A sample of 576 participants (319 boys and 257 girls) aged 10 to 17 years old was assessed using the FUPRECOL test battery. Four components of physical fitness were measured: 1) morphological component: height, weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), triceps skinfold, subscapular skinfold, and body fat (%); 2) musculoskeletal component: handgrip and standing long jump test; 3) motor component: speed/agility test (4 × 10 m shuttle run); and 4) cardiorespiratory component: course-navette 20 m, shuttle run test and estimation of maximal oxygen consumption by VO2max indirect. Centile smoothed curves for the 3(rd), 10(th), 25(th), 50(th), 75(th), 90(th) and 97(th) percentiles were calculated using Cole's LMS method.

Results: Our results show that weight, height and BMI in each age group were higher in boys than in girls. In each groups, age showed a significant effect for BMI and WC. Boys showed better than girls in cardiorespiratory fitness, lower- and upper-limb strength and speed/agility and girls performed better in low back flexibility.

Conclusion: Our results provide for the first time sex- and age-specific physical fitness and anthropometric reference values for Colombian Nasa Indian children and adolescents aged 10-17.9 years.

Keywords: Adolescent; Body composition; Obesity; Physical fitness; Reference standards.

Figures

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Fig. 1
Smoothed (LMS method) centile curves (from the bottom to the top: P3, P10, P25, P50, P75, P90, P97) among Nasa Indigenous: morphological component. a boys and b girls 10–17.9 years of age
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Smoothed (LMS method) centile curves (from the bottom to the top: P3, P10, P25, P50, P75, P90, P97) among Nasa Indigenous: Physical fitness component. a boys and b girls 10–17.9 years of age

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