The International Fitness Scale (IFIS): Usefulness of self-reported fitness in youth

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 701-711

  Ortega, Francisco B ^a,b   Ruiz, Jonatan R ^a,b   España Romero, Vanesa ^a,c   Vicente Rodriguez, Germán ^d   Martínez Gómez, David ^e   Manios, Yannis ^f   Béghin, Laurent ^g,h   Molnar, Dénes ⁱ   Widhalm, Kurt ^j   Moreno, Luis A ^d   Sjöström, Michael ^a   Castillo, Manuel J ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTO DEL FRÍO CSIC   (Spain)

^f HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^g UNIV LILLE   (France)

^h LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^j MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

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Author keywords

Adolescent; Physical fitness; Questionnaires; Risk factors; Self report

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH RISK; MUSCLE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PROTEIN; RISK FACTOR; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; AGILITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EUROPE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTERNATIONAL FITNESS SCALE; JUVENILE; KAPPA STATISTICS; LIKERT SCALE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VELOCITY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EUROPE;

EID: 79961204609     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyr039     Document Type: Article

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