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Trends in Physical Fitness in Children and Adolescents Within the Past 18 Years (DONALD Study).

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the trends in physical fitness in children and adolescents. METHOD: (Nerve-Muscle Index, surrogate for jump efficiency) were examined by linear mixed models and propensity-score(PS)-matching analysis. RESULTS: showed no consistent trend. CONCLUSION: Motor performance in children, assessed by the S2LJ, has decreased over the last two decades, mainly due to lower muscular strength, while motor efficiency and coordination seemed to be unchanged.

Source: PubMed

Authors: Kim Ramona Wloka, Ute Alexy, Nina Reinhart, Evelyn Alberg, Kyriakos Martakis, Eckhard Schoenau, Ibrahim Duran

Institutions: University of Cologne, University Hospital Cologne, University of Bonn

Language: English

Topic: Children's Physical and Motor Development

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4405028740

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