a Record control number 000279930400010

a ISSN 1543-3080

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number GV481

b Item number .P49 2009

a Personal name Tınazcı, Cevdet,

h Medium Electronic Document

a Title Physical Fitness of Rural Children Compared With Urban Children in North Cyprus: A Normative Study.

c Statement of responsibility, etc Cevdet Tinazci, Osman Emiroglu.

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2009.

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Human Kinetics Publ Inc.,

a Summary, etc Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of environmental factors on physical fitness of rural and urban children. Methods: To reveal the differences between physical fitness of children living in urban and rural districts of the Turkish Cypriot population, 3939 nine- to eleven-year-old male primary school children from 90 schools of North Cyprus were tested. Testing procedures were similar to the Eurofit tests. Results: The results showed that body mass index and skinfold thicknesses were higher in the urban children (P<.05). Differences in cardiopulmonary and motor fitness were also found between groups. In addition, flexibility and muscle endurance were significantly higher in the rural children. Conclusion: The significantly lower flexibility, muscle endurance, and strength of urban children might indicate a lower habitual physical activity level.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Physical activity

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Near East University Article

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Makale

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Health-related fitness

g Relationship information JAN 2009, Vol 6 Issue 1, p88-92

t Title Journal of physical activity & health

z International Standard Book Number 15433080