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ArticleJournal of exercise science and fitness2021

Temporal trends in step test performance for Chinese adults between 2000 and 2014.

Yang Liu, Mark S Tremblay, Grant R Tomkinson

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Article in Journal of exercise science and fitness, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Yang LiuSchool of Physical Education and Sport Training, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China.
Mark S TremblayHealthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Grant R TomkinsonDepartment of Education, Health and Behavior Studies, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA.
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario · CAShanghai University of Sport · CNUniversity of South Australia · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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objectiveCardiorespiratory endurance is an excellent marker of functional endurance and health among adults. The aim of this study was to estimate temporal trends in step test performance for Chinese adults between 2000 and 2014.

methodsApparently healthy adults aged 20-59 years were included. Nationally representative step test data (

resultsCollectively, there was a negligible improvement in mean step test performance of 0.12 standardized effect sizes (95% confidence interval (95%CI): 0.11-0.13). Negligible to small improvements were observed for all age, sex, location, and occupation groups. Variability declined substantially over time (ratio of CVs (95%CI): 0.86 (0.86-0.86)), with negligible to large improvements in those below the 10th percentile, and negligible to moderate declines in those above the 90th percentile.

conclusionThere have been negligible to large improvements in step test performance for low to average performing Chinese adults since 2000, which may be meaningful to public health because low endurance is an important risk factor for all-cause mortality.

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Cardiorespiratory fitnessChinaExercise testing

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PMID34381518
PMCPMC8319019
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