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The association between student body mass index and tests of flexibility assessed by the FITNESSGRAM®: New York City public school students, 2017-18.

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Thompson, HR; Pavlovic, A; D'Agostino, E; Napier, MD; Konty, K; Day, SE
Published in: PLoS One
2021

FITNESSGRAM® is the most widely used criterion-referenced tool to assess/report on student health-related fitness across the US. Potential weight-related biases with the two most common tests of musculoskeletal fitness-the trunk extension and Back-Saver Sit-and-Reach (sit-and-reach)-have been hypothesized, though have not been studied. To determine the association between musculoskeletal fitness test performance and weight status, we use data from 571,133 New York City public school 4th-12th grade students (85% non-White; 75% qualified for free or reduced-price meals) with valid/complete 2017-18 FITNESSGRAM® data. Adjusted logistic mixed effects models with a random effect for school examined the association between weight status and whether a student was in the Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ; met sex- and age-specific criterion-referenced standards) for the trunk extension and sit-and-reach. Compared to students with normal weight, the odds of being in the HFZ for trunk extension were lower for students with underweight (OR = 0.77; 95% CI: 0.741, 0.795) and higher for students with overweight (OR = 1.10; 95% CI: 1.081, 1.122) and obesity (OR = 1.11; 95% CI: 1.090, 1.13). The odds of being in the HFZ for sit-and-reach were lower for students with underweight OR = 0.85; 95% CI: 0.826, 0.878), overweight (OR = 0.83; 95% CI: 0.819, 0.844) and obesity (OR = 0.65; 95% CI: 0.641, 0.661). Students with overweight and obesity perform better on the trunk extension, yet worse on the sit-and-reach, compared to students with normal weight. Teachers, administrators, and researchers should be aware of the relationship of BMI with student performance in these assessments.

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PLoS One

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EISSN

1932-6203

Publication Date

2021

Volume

16

Issue

12

Start / End Page

e0262083

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Thinness
  • Students
  • Schools
  • Physical Fitness
  • Overweight
  • Obesity
  • New York City
  • Male
  • Humans
 

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Thompson, H. R., Pavlovic, A., D’Agostino, E., Napier, M. D., Konty, K., & Day, S. E. (2021). The association between student body mass index and tests of flexibility assessed by the FITNESSGRAM®: New York City public school students, 2017-18. PLoS One, 16(12), e0262083. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262083
Thompson, Hannah R., Andjelka Pavlovic, Emily D’Agostino, Melanie D. Napier, Kevin Konty, and Sophia E. Day. “The association between student body mass index and tests of flexibility assessed by the FITNESSGRAM®: New York City public school students, 2017-18.PLoS One 16, no. 12 (2021): e0262083. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262083.
Thompson HR, Pavlovic A, D’Agostino E, Napier MD, Konty K, Day SE. The association between student body mass index and tests of flexibility assessed by the FITNESSGRAM®: New York City public school students, 2017-18. PLoS One. 2021;16(12):e0262083.
Thompson, Hannah R., et al. “The association between student body mass index and tests of flexibility assessed by the FITNESSGRAM®: New York City public school students, 2017-18.PLoS One, vol. 16, no. 12, 2021, p. e0262083. Pubmed, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0262083.
Thompson HR, Pavlovic A, D’Agostino E, Napier MD, Konty K, Day SE. The association between student body mass index and tests of flexibility assessed by the FITNESSGRAM®: New York City public school students, 2017-18. PLoS One. 2021;16(12):e0262083.

Published In

PLoS One

DOI

EISSN

1932-6203

Publication Date

2021

Volume

16

Issue

12

Start / End Page

e0262083

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Thinness
  • Students
  • Schools
  • Physical Fitness
  • Overweight
  • Obesity
  • New York City
  • Male
  • Humans