Hassan M O, Al-Kharusy W
Department of Physiology, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O.Box: 38, Postal Code: 123, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman;
J Sci Res Med Sci. 2000 Jan;2(1):37-41.
To study the applicability of simple field measurements of physical fitness in a sample of Omani boys and their relationships to selected variables.
Two field measures of physical fitness-the time to complete 1.6-km run/walk and the sum of 5 skinfold thicknesses-were correlated with personal and family physical activity-related and other variables in a sample of 109 Omani boys aged 9-11 years.
Obesity in parents, especially in the mother, showed significant correlation with both fitness measures. The waist/buttocks ratio showed no significant correlation with the 1.6-km time. The number of siblings and siblings sharing a room, number of T.V-watching hours and the number of servants in the family showed no correlation with the chosen fitness indices.
The results of this pilot study indicate that simple field fitness tests can be used in children and they can yield valuable information related to physical fitness. The same protocol used in this study could be applied to a national study in Oman.
研究针对阿曼男孩样本进行简单体能现场测量的适用性及其与选定变量之间的关系。
在109名9至11岁的阿曼男孩样本中,将两项体能现场测量指标——完成1.6公里跑/走的时间和5处皮褶厚度之和——与个人及家庭与体育活动相关的变量以及其他变量进行关联分析。
父母肥胖,尤其是母亲肥胖,与两项体能测量指标均呈现显著相关性。腰臀比与1.6公里跑时间无显著相关性。兄弟姐妹数量、共用一个房间的兄弟姐妹数量、看电视时长以及家中佣人数量与选定的体能指标均无相关性。
这项初步研究结果表明,简单的现场体能测试可用于儿童,并且能够得出与体能相关的有价值信息。本研究中使用的相同方案可应用于阿曼的全国性研究。