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SynthesisFrontiers in pediatrics2021

Field-Based Health-Related Physical Fitness Tests in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.

Adilson Marques, Duarte Henriques-Neto, Miguel Peralta, João Martins, Fernando Gomes, Stevo Popovic, Bojan Masanovic, Yolanda Demetriou, Annegret Schlund, Andreas Ihle

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Synthesis in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  7. Physical Fitness Profiles Among Children and Adolescents With ADHD and ASD: A Comparison With Typically Developing Peers.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026
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  14. Physical Fitness and Health Profile of Adolescents Living in Amazonas.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Adilson MarquesCIPER, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
Duarte Henriques-NetoCIPER, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
Miguel PeraltaCIPER, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
João MartinsCIPER, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
Fernando GomesFaculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
Stevo PopovicFaculty for Sport and Physical Education, University of Montenegro, Niksic, Montenegro.
Bojan MasanovicFaculty for Sport and Physical Education, University of Montenegro, Niksic, Montenegro.
Yolanda DemetriouDepartment of Sport and Health Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Annegret SchlundDepartment of Sport and Health Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Andreas IhleCognitive Aging Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Physical fitness (PF) is a multi-component construct and a biomarker of health. Worse PF is related to vulnerability and predicts worse academic achievements. Thus, assessing PF is important to monitor health in youth. This systematic review aimed to identify and inform physical education, health professionals and entities about existing PF batteries and field-tests that can be used in school settings. A comprehensive literature search was carried out in five electronic databases (Academic Search Complete, Education Resources Information Center, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science) to identify PF battery protocols that can be carried out in the school setting. Overall, 24 PF batteries were identified. Regarding the PF components assessed, only cardiorespiratory fitness and upper body strength were contemplated in all batteries. Middle-body strength and lower body strength were presented in most batteries (21 and 19 of 24, respectively). Agility (16 of 24) and body composition (16 of 24) were also considered in several batteries, although to a lesser extent. Flexibility (14 of 24) and speed (12 of 24) were the PF components less represented in the batteries. Among the 24 identified PF batteries, 81 PF tests assessing the different PF components were encountered. The advances in the PF field-based assessment in school settings and health in youth resulted in the amplification of the number of existing batteries. Considering the connection between PF and health and the opportunity that the school setting provides to assess fitness in children and adolescents, there is a need for standardization and a consensus of PF assessments in this specific setting.

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body compositioncardiorespirarory fitnessfitness testingmusculoskeletalphysical educationvulnerability

Identifiers

PMID33748047
PMCPMC7973114

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