Obesity Status and Physical Fitness Levels in Male and Female Portuguese Adolescents: A Two-Way Multivariate Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Participants
2.2. Ethical Aspects
2.3. Data Collection
2.4. Measurements
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Limitations, Study Strengths, and Perspectives
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Normal Weight (n) | Obesity (n) | X2 | p-Value | ES |
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Sex | |||||
Male (n = 85) | 48 (56%) | 37 (44%) | 20.20 | p < 0.001 | 0.15 |
Girls (n = 85) | 50 (59%) | 35 (41%) | 31.40 | p < 0.001 | 0.19 |
BMI by age | |||||
10 yo (n = 58) | 27 (46%) | 31 (58%) | 19.70 | p < 0.001 | 0.22 |
13 yo (n = 60) | 34 (57%) | 26 (43%) | 22.90 | p < 0.001 | 0.23 |
16 yo (n = 54) | 37 (71%) | 15 (29%) | 75.00 | p < 0.001 | 0.48 |
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Encarnação, S.; Rodrigues, F.; Monteiro, A.M.; Gouili, H.; Hattabi, S.; Sortwell, A.; Branquinho, L.; Teixeira, J.E.; Ferraz, R.; Flores, P.; et al. Obesity Status and Physical Fitness Levels in Male and Female Portuguese Adolescents: A Two-Way Multivariate Analysis. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 6115. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20126115
Encarnação S, Rodrigues F, Monteiro AM, Gouili H, Hattabi S, Sortwell A, Branquinho L, Teixeira JE, Ferraz R, Flores P, et al. Obesity Status and Physical Fitness Levels in Male and Female Portuguese Adolescents: A Two-Way Multivariate Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(12):6115. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20126115
Chicago/Turabian StyleEncarnação, Samuel, Filipe Rodrigues, António Miguel Monteiro, Hatem Gouili, Soukaina Hattabi, Andrew Sortwell, Luís Branquinho, José Eduardo Teixeira, Ricardo Ferraz, Pedro Flores, and et al. 2023. "Obesity Status and Physical Fitness Levels in Male and Female Portuguese Adolescents: A Two-Way Multivariate Analysis" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 12: 6115. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20126115