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dc.contributor.authorLima, Rodrigo Antunes
dc.contributor.authorLarsen, Lisbeth Runge
dc.contributor.authorBugge, Anna
dc.contributor.authorAndersen, Lars Bo
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-04T10:30:50Z
dc.date.available2019-01-04T10:30:50Z
dc.date.created2018-10-11T13:42:34Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationPediatric Exercise Science. 2018, 30, 317-325.nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn0899-8493
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2579167
dc.descriptionI Brage finner du siste tekst-versjon av artikkelen, og den kan inneholde ubetydelige forskjeller fra forlagets pdf-versjon. Forlagets pdf-versjon finner du på humankinetics.com / In Brage you'll find the final text version of the article, and it may contain insignificant differences from the journal's pdf version. The definitive version is available at humankinetics.comnb_NO
dc.description.abstractPurpose: The current investigation aimed to investigate the longitudinal association between physical fitness and academic performance over 3 years in adolescents. A secondary aim was to determine to what extent waist circumference mediated the association between physical fitness and academic performance. Methods: For the current study, 1020 students from first grade [mean age: 7.87 (0.34) y] to fifth grade [mean age: 11.87 (0.37) y] were monitored annually for 3 years (2010–2013). Physical fitness was assessed using the Andersen test, 5 × 5-m shuttle run, jump height, and grip strength tests and by constructing a composite score combining all 4 fitness tests. Academic performance was assessed by national standardized tests in Danish language and math. Generalized structural equation modeling was used to evaluate the relationships between these variables. Results: The Andersen test (standardized β = 0.15 SD), shuttle run (β = −0.18 SD), jump height (β = 0.10 SD), and the fitness composite score (β = 0.23 SD) were positively associated with academic performance over 3 years. In addition, waist circumference partially mediated the association between physical fitness and academic performance. Conclusion: Thus, physical fitness abilities should be stimulated during childhood and early adolescence because of their positive association with academic performance.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.subjectaerobic
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectbody composition
dc.subjectstrength
dc.titlePhysical fitness is longitudinally associated with academic performance during childhood and adolescence, and waist circumference mediated the relationshipnb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.description.versionacceptedVersionnb_NO
dc.source.journalPediatric Exercise Sciencenb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.1123/pes.2017-0206
dc.identifier.cristin1619699
dc.description.localcodeSeksjon for idrettsmedisinske fag / Department of Sport Medicinenb_NO
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cristin.unitnameSeksjon for idrettsmedisinske fag
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