Percentile Values Of Healthy Physical Condiction In Schools

Objective: to determine the percentile values of healthy physical condition in Colombian schoolchildren between 12 and 18 years old. Materials and methods: cross-sectional observational descriptive quantitative study.The sample consisted of 3458 schoolchildren from public and private schools aged between 12 and 18 years selected by simple random sampling. The Alpha fitness extended version battery was used to collect information. Statistical analysis was performed in SPSS version 24 software. Results: normative values for age and sex are established, expressed in percentiles P3, P10, P25, P50, P75, P90 and P97. The mean BMI in men was 21.0 +/- 3.2 Kg / cm2, being lower than that of women. The waist circumference and the mean of the speed test were higher in women, while the fat percentage, the aerobic capacity, the mean of the manual grasp of the hand and the mean of the longitudinal jump were higher in the men; Statistically significant differences were found p <0.05 for age and sex in most of the components of healthy physical condition. Conclusions: with this study, percentile reference values for healthy physical condition by age and sex for Colombian schoolchildren are proposed, which which becomes a tool adapted to the Latin American context, useful for the diagnosis of the components of physical condition and their relationship with health and educational elements.