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ArticlePreventive medicine reports2018

Failure to meet aerobic fitness standards among urban elementary students.

B Ruth Clark, Mary L Uhrich, Tiffany C Dill, M Leanne White, Laurel Milam, Nicole Ackermann, Cassandra Arroyo, Susan B Racette

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Article in Preventive medicine reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

B Ruth ClarkProgram in Physical Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, 4444 Forest Park Ave, Campus Box 8502, St. Louis, MO 63108-2212, United States.
Mary L UhrichProgram in Physical Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, 4444 Forest Park Ave, Campus Box 8502, St. Louis, MO 63108-2212, United States.
Tiffany C DillSaint Louis Public Schools, 801 N. 11th Street, St. Louis, MO 63101, United States.
M Leanne WhiteSaint Louis Public Schools, 801 N. 11th Street, St. Louis, MO 63101, United States.
Laurel MilamDepartment of Surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, 660 S. Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States.
Nicole AckermannDepartment of Surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, 660 S. Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States.
Cassandra ArroyoDepartment of Surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, 660 S. Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States.
Susan B RacetteProgram in Physical Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, 4444 Forest Park Ave, Campus Box 8502, St. Louis, MO 63108-2212, United States.

Funding

Worksite Policies and neighborhood Influences on Obesity and Cancer RiskU54CA155496 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI COLDITZ, GRAHAM A. · 2011 to 2016
$9.0M
NCI NIH HHS U54 CA155496
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to explore the relationship of aerobic fitness with the elementary school environment and student characteristics among 4th and 5th grade children attending urban public schools in St. Louis, MO, USA. This cross-sectional study was conducted during 2012-2015 and included 2381 children (mean age 10.5 y) who completed the FITNESSGRAM® 20-m Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run. Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ) was defined according to FITNESSGRAM® aerobic capacity criteria. Other student-level variables included age, race, National School Lunch Program eligibility, BMI z-score, weight status, and daily pedometer steps. School environment variables included playground features and playground safety, physical education and recess practices, and school census tract data on vacant houses and median household income. Bivariate analyses with sex stratification were used to identify student-level and school-level predictors of failure to achieve the aerobic HFZ; predictors were then included in a multivariable logistic regression model. Failure to meet the aerobic HFZ was observed among 33% of boys and 57% of girls. School environment was not predictive, but higher age and fewer daily steps were: each additional year of age was associated with 41% higher odds of failing to meet the aerobic HFZ among boys and 100% higher odds among girls. Conversely, each additional 1000 daily steps was associated with 15% (boys) and 13% (girls) lower odds of failure. Obesity posed a 60% higher risk of failure to meet HFZ among girls. These results highlight the importance of childhood physical activity opportunities, especially for girls residing in low-resource areas.

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Aerobic fitnessChildEnvironmentLow-resourceSchoolStudentUrban

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PMID30416952
PMCPMC6222175

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