%0 Journal Article
%T Health Related Physical Fitness Measures: Reference Values and Predictive Equations for Saudi Female College Students
%A Afaf Ahmed Mohamed Shaheen
%J Open Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation
%P 1-16
%@ 2332-1830
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojtr.2023.111001
%X Health related-physical fitness (HRPF) is critical
for maintaining and en</span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">hancing health and quality of life. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Purposes:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> To estimate the reference values and </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">predictive
equations for frequently used clinical field HRPF measures in a</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> sam</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ple of Saudi female college students aged 18</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">24 years. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Methods:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> In this</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> cross-sectional study, body fat percentage (BF %) was estimated. Curl-up
test (CUT) and sit and reach test (SRT) were applied in 216 students. The
Queen¡¯s College Step Test (QCST) was used to predict maximal oxygen consumption
(VO</span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">2</span></sub></span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">max). Physical activity (PA) level was also measured using International </span><span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> The mean of BF %, SRT,</span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> CUT, and predicted VO</span><sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">2</span></sub></span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">max were
23.98% ¡À 6.13%, 17.10 ¡À 7.50 cm, 28.17 ¡À </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">7.72
number/min, and 39.58 ¡À 4.01 ml/kg/min respectively. There was no</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> significant
effect of age on all HRPF measures except for BF % (F </span><sub><span
%K Physical Activity
%K Health Related Physical Fitness
%K Female College Students
%K Saudi Arabia
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=122890