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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Laura BasterfieldORCiD, Dr Brook Galna, Guoda Karoblyte
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We examined associations between physical fitness components, body mass index (BMI) and sports club participation on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in 8- to 11-year-old children from a socioeconomically deprived region of England. From May-October 2019, 432 children completed the HRQoL questionnaire Kidscreen-27 and Leisure Time Physical Activity Survey, and a physical fitness testing battery of 20 m shuttle run test (20mSRT), handgrip strength (Handgrip), standing broad jump (Broad Jump), and sit-and-reach. Height, body mass, BMI and somatic maturity data were collected. Comparisons with reference populations were undertaken using a quintile framework. Linear and quantile regression assessed associations between physical fitness components and HRQoL variables. Using English Indices of Multiple Deprivation, 90% of children were from the most deprived quintile and 39% were overweight or obese. More children scored poorly on the Physical Wellbeing (40%) and Psychological Wellbeing (45%) HRQoL domains than the reference population (31%). Physical fitness scores were generally classed as ‘low’-’very low’ (42–58%). 20mSRT and Broad Jump performance explained an additional 10.7% of variance in Physical Wellbeing after adjusting for BMI z-score, sex and age (total R2 21.2%). Quantile regression identified a subset of children who rated Physical Wellbeing as high regardless of 20mSRT performance. Sports club participation was associated with better 20mSRT and Broad Jump performance, and all domains of HRQoL. Our data indicate that some physical fitness components and sports club participation are positively associated with HRQoL of children from socioeconomically deprived areas, irrespective of BMI z-score. Interventions to improve HRQoL should consider both aspects.
Author(s): Basterfield L, Burn NL, Galna B, Karoblyte G, Weston KL
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Preventive Medicine Reports
Year: 2021
Volume: 24
Print publication date: 01/12/2021
Online publication date: 13/09/2021
Acceptance date: 06/09/2021
Date deposited: 15/09/2021
ISSN (print): 0091-7435
ISSN (electronic): 2211-3355
Publisher: Elsevier BV
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101557
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101557
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