Title
Self-perception of physical fitness and proposal of percentiles for its evaluation in university students
Other title
[Autopercepción de la aptitud fĆsica y propuesta de percentiles para su valoración en universitarios]
Date Issued
29 August 2020
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Vidal Espinoza R.
Mamani Ramos Ć.A.
Mamani Luque O.M.
Universidad Católica del Maule
Universidad Católica del Maule
Publisher(s)
Sociedad espanola de dietetica
Abstract
Objective: To verify the validity and reliability of the scale of self-perception of physical aptitude EAF and to propose references by means of percentiles in function of the rank of age and sex Methods: 1569 young people (875 men and 694 women) from a university in Peru were studied. Weight and height were assessed and the Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated. The physical aptitude was evaluated using the AAF scale. The validation was carried out by means of Confirmatory Factorial Analysis (A-FC). Reliability was verified by means of Cronbach's Alpha and percentiles were generated for categorization. Results: The scale showed saturations greater than 0.41 for 18 questions, the percentage explanation of the variance was 52%, the KMO was 0.911 (X2 = 15578.883, gl = 435, p <0.001). Cronbach's alpha showed values greater than 0.75. The percentiles proposed were P15, p50, p85. Conclusion: The AAF scale is valid and reliable for university students. The percentiles are an alternative to identify, classify and categorize levels of physical fitness.
Start page
83
End page
89
Volume
40
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias mƩdicas, Ciencias de la salud
Ciencias del deporte y la aptitud fĆsica
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85104590784
Source
Nutricion Clinica y Dietetica Hospitalaria
ISSN of the container
02116057
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción CientĆfica
Scopus