Associations Between Self-reported Fitness and Self-rated Health, Life-satisfaction and Health-related Quality of Life Among Adolescents

Overview

Journal J Exerc Sci Fit

Date 2018 Mar 16

PMID 29541124

Citations 23

Authors

Adilson Marques

Jorge Mota

Tania Gaspar

Margarida Gaspar de Matos

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Abstract

Background/objective: In recent years, there has been an increased interest in the associations between physical fitness (PF) and psychosocial aspects of health. This study aimed to analyse the associations between self-reported PF and self-rated health (SRH), life-satisfaction (LS), and quality of life (QoL).

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of 3554 adolescents (1652 boys), aged 13-18, from the HBSC Portuguese survey. PF, health, LS and OoL were self-rated.

Results: SRH, LS, and health-related OoL (HRQoL) were significantly and positively correlated with all PF components. From regression model, overall fitness was significantly related with SRH (boys: β = 0.18, < 0.001; girls: β = 0.16, < 0.001), LS (boys: β = 0.36, < 0.001; girls: β = 0.43, < 0.001), and HRQoL (boys: β = 2.26, < 0.001; girls: β = 2.54, < 0.001). Cardiorespiratory fitness was also positively and significantly related with SRH (boys: β = 0.17, < 0.001; girls: β = 0.11, < 0.001), LS (boys: β = 0.13, < 0.05; girls: β = 0.31, < 0.001), and HRQoL (boys: β = 1.74, < 0.001; girls: β = 1.57, < 0.001).

Conclusion: These findings suggest that perceived PF is associated with a better SRH, LS, and perceived HRQoL. A few implications regarding public policies were highlighted.

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