Capacidad aeróbica y calidad de vida en escolares de 8 a 12 años

  1. Arancha Gálvez Casas 1
  2. Pedro L. Rodríguez García 1
  3. Eliseo García-Cantó 1
  4. Andrés Rosa Guillamón 1
  5. Juan J. Pérez-Soto 1
  6. Loreto Tarraga Marcos 2
  7. Pedro Tarraga López 2
  1. 1 Universidad de Murcia
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    Universidad de Murcia

    Murcia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/03p3aeb86

  2. 2 Universidad de Castilla la Mancha, Albacete
Journal:
Clínica e investigación en arteriosclerosis

ISSN: 0214-9168,  1578-1879

Year of publication: 2015

Volume: 27

Issue: 5

Pages: 239-245

Type: Article

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Abstract

Aerobic capacity is a powerful physiological indicator of the overall health status. The objective of this study was to analyse the relationship between aerobic capacity and quality of life in a sample of 298 (159 girls) school children aged 8-12 years. Aerobic capacity was tested using the Course-Navette test. Quality of life was assessed using the KIDSCREEN-10 Index scale. Males showed higher performance in the Course-Navette test and highest values of VO2max (P < .001 for both). ANOVA statistical analysis showed that the quality of life was significantly higher in school children with increased level of aerobic capacity compared to those with a low level (P = .001). Children with high aerobic capacity showed higher quality of life scores in relation to their peers with low scores (P < .001). As for the females, significant differences were found among those with high aerobic capacity level and their peers low levels (P < .031). The results of this study suggest that school children with higher level of aerobic capacity show better results in the quality of life index. Long-term intervention studies are needed to verify if an aerobic capacity development programme may upgrade the quality of life of children and adolescents.

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