Differences in Cardiorespiratory Fitness between Chinese and Japanese Children and Adolescents

Xiaofang Yang, Xiaojian Yin, Liu Ji, Ge Song, Huipan Wu, Yuqiang Li, Guodong Wang, Cunjian Bi, Yi Sun, Ming Li, Ting Zhang, Hiroshi Kato and Akira Suzuki
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Xiaofang Yang: Key Laboratory of Adolescent Health Assessment and Exercise Intervention of Ministry of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
Xiaojian Yin: Key Laboratory of Adolescent Health Assessment and Exercise Intervention of Ministry of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
Liu Ji: Key Laboratory of Adolescent Health Assessment and Exercise Intervention of Ministry of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
Ge Song: Key Laboratory of Adolescent Health Assessment and Exercise Intervention of Ministry of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
Huipan Wu: Key Laboratory of Adolescent Health Assessment and Exercise Intervention of Ministry of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
Yuqiang Li: Key Laboratory of Adolescent Health Assessment and Exercise Intervention of Ministry of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
Guodong Wang: Key Laboratory of Adolescent Health Assessment and Exercise Intervention of Ministry of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
Cunjian Bi: Key Laboratory of Adolescent Health Assessment and Exercise Intervention of Ministry of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
Yi Sun: Key Laboratory of Adolescent Health Assessment and Exercise Intervention of Ministry of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
Ming Li: Key Laboratory of Adolescent Health Assessment and Exercise Intervention of Ministry of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
Ting Zhang: Key Laboratory of Adolescent Health Assessment and Exercise Intervention of Ministry of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
Hiroshi Kato: Department of Education, Wakayama University, Wakayama-city 640-8510, Japan
Akira Suzuki: Department of Sports Science, Daito Bunka University, Tokyo 355-8501, Japan

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 13, 1-13

Abstract: Background: This study aimed to compare the difference in cardiorespiratory fitness between Chinese and Japanese children and adolescents. Methods: Participants comprised 9025 children and adolescents aged 7–18 years from China and Japan. Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) was measured by performance in the 20 m shuttle run test (20mSRT) and estimated maximal oxygen consumption (VO 2max ). Differences in CRF between countries were evaluated by t -tests. Centile curves for the 20mSRT and VO 2max values were constructed for Chinese and Japanese children and adolescents, respectively, using the Lambda Mu and Sigma (LMS) method. Results: (1) For most of the age groups, the 20mSRT and VO 2max performances among Chinese participants were lower than among Japanese participants. (2) Japanese children had the most apparent gains in P 10 , P 50 , and P 90 VO 2max values in primary school; however, they gradually decreased in middle school. For Chinese girls, the P 10 , P 50 , and P 90 VO 2max values decreased gradually with age. (3) The VO 2max value among Japanese children increased; however, it decreased or remained flat among Chinese children in primary school. Conclusions: CRF among Chinese participants was lower than among Japanese participants while the VO 2max value showed different trends in primary school. Effective measures should be taken to improve CRF among children and adolescents.

Keywords: children and adolescents; China and Japan; cardiorespiratory fitness; 20mSRT; socioeconomic status (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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