Centre for Sports and Exercise Science. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK.
Arch Dis Child. 2010 Jan;95(1):46-7. doi: 10.1136/adc.2009.162107.
Secular changes in body mass index (BMI) and cardiorespiratory fitness (20 m shuttle-run test performance) were assessed in 10-year-old children from an affluent area of England in 1998 (n = 303; 158 boys and 145 girls) and 2008 (n = 315; 158 boys and 157 girls). Girls' BMI did not change over the 10 year period. There was a significant increase in boys' BMI (p = 0.02). Cardiorespiratory fitness declined significantly (p<0.001) in both boys (7%) and girls (9%). This study shows a large and worrying decline in cardiorespiratory fitness in children from an affluent area of England.
1998 年和 2008 年，研究人员分别对英国富裕地区的 10 岁儿童（1998 年：n = 303；男 158 人，女 145 人；2008 年：n = 315；男 158 人，女 157 人）的体重指数（BMI）和心肺适能（20 米穿梭跑测试表现）进行了评估。在这 10 年期间，女孩的 BMI 没有变化。男孩的 BMI 显著增加（p = 0.02）。男孩（7%）和女孩（9%）的心肺适能均显著下降（p<0.001）。本研究表明，英国富裕地区儿童的心肺适能显著下降，令人担忧。
