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Laurson, Kelly R.; Baptista, Fátima; Mahar, Matthew T.; Welk, Greg J.; Janz, Kathleen F. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2022
We developed plank test standards, based on trunk lean mass-to-fat mass (LM/FM) ratio, in a sample of healthy Portuguese 10--18 year olds (n = 474, 46.4% female). Height and weight were measured and muscular endurance was assessed using the prone plank test. Trunk LM/FM ratio was determined using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Plank standards…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Muscular Strength, Foreign Countries, Preadolescents
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Laurson, Kelly R.; Baptista, Fátima; Mahar, Matthew T.; Welk, Greg J.; Janz, Kathleen F. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2022
We developed age- and sex-specific smoothed percentiles for vertical and long jump, as well as vertical jump power, in healthy 10-18 year olds (n = 529, 47.1% female). Jump height and distance were measured and vertical jump power was assessed via mechanography. LMS regression was used to create smoothed age-specific reference curves, separated by…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Preadolescents, Adolescents, Age Differences
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Mahar, Matthew T.; Welk, Gregory J.; Janz, Kathleen F.; Laurson, Kelly; Zhu, Weimo; Baptista, Fatima – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2022
Incorporation of the vertical jump (VJ) test in health-related fitness batteries is predicated on the availability of prediction equations to accurately estimate VJ power. The purpose was to develop and validate a generalizable equation to estimate VJ power from VJ height, body mass, age, and sex in 10- to 18-year-olds. The sample (N = 529)…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Muscular Strength, Psychomotor Skills, Body Height
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Baptista, Fátima; Zymbal, Vera; Janz, Kathleen F. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2022
This study examined the predictive validity of musculoskeletal fitness tests for identifying sarcopenia in youth. The sample was 529 participants age 10 to 18 years. Indices included: total lean body mass (LBM) normalized for height (LBM index, LBMI, kg/m2), appendicular LBMI (aLBMI, kg/m[superscript 2]), and LBM to fat body mass (FBM) ratio…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Physical Fitness, Tests, Preadolescents