Is children's health-related quality of life associated with physical fitness and mode of commuting? PREVIENE Project.

Romina Gisele Saucedo-AraujoF J Huertas-DelgadoE Villa-GonzálezM Ávila-GarcíaP Gálvez-FernándezP Tercedor

Published in: Perspectives in public health (2021)

In our study, HRQoL was positively correlated with cardiorespiratory fitness in boys (all dimensions), whereas muscular strength (standing long jump) was positively correlated with the emotional wellbeing dimension only in girls. Active commuting to and from school was associated with higher levels of cardiorespiratory fitness, school dimension, and KINDL-R total score. Improving cardiorespiratory fitness might be especially useful to improve HRQoL in children, and vice versa.

Keyphrases

physical activity
young adults
mental health
quality improvement
resistance training
body composition