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Appendix C


Acronyms

1RM one repetition maximum
 
AAAPE

American Association for the Advancement of Physical Education

AAHPER

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation

AAHPERD

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

AAU

Amateur Athletic Union

ACLS

Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study

ACSM

American College of Sports Medicine

AF

abdominal fat

AFEA

Australian Fitness Education Award

ALPHA

Assessing Levels of Physical Activity (test battery)

ANOVA

analysis of variance

 
BF

body fat

BIA

bioelectric impedance analysis

BMC

bone mineral content

BMD

bone mineral density

BMI

body mass index

BP

blood pressure or bench press

BRFSS

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

 
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2012. Fitness Measures and Health Outcomes in Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13483.
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CAHPER

Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation

CAPL

Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy Test

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CINAHL

Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature

CM

centimeter

CMJ

countermovement jump

CRP

C-reactive protein

CT

computed tomography

CVD

cardiovascular disease

 
DBP

diastolic blood pressure

DOMS

delayed onset muscle soreness

DXA

dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

 
E

early velocity

E1

early diastolic peak myocardial velocity

EUROFIT

European Test of Physical Fitness

 
F

female

FFM

fat-free mass

FM

fat mass

FMS

functional movement screening

FN

femoral neck

 
HDL-C

high-density lipoprotein cholesterol

HOMA-IR

homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance

 
IOM

Institute of Medicine

 
JHS

joint hypermobility syndrome

 
LDL-C

low-density lipoprotein cholesterol

LE

level of evidence

LJ

long jump

LM

lean mass

LP

leg press

LS

lumbar spine

 
M

male

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

MTU

muscle-tendon unit

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2012. Fitness Measures and Health Outcomes in Youth. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13483.
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NAPFA

National Physical Fitness Award (Singapore)

NASPE

National Association for Sport and Physical Education

NHANES

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

NHES

National Health Examination Survey

NHIS

National Health Interview Survey

NIS

National Immunization Survey

 
PA

physical activity

PACER

progressive aerobic cardiovascular endurance run

PCFSN

President’s Council on Physical Fitness, Sports and Nutrition

PCPF

President’s Council on Physical Fitness

PCPFS

President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

PFI

Physical Fitness Index

PNF

proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation

PQCT

peripheral quantitative tomography

PSDQ

Physical Self Description Questionnaire

PWC-170

Physical Working Capacity-170 test

 
ROC

receiver operating characteristic

ROM

range of motion

 
SBP

systolic blood pressure

SD

standard deviation

SLJ

standing long jump

 
TC

total cholesterol

TG

triglycerides

TFM

total fat mass

TT

treadmill time

 
VJ

vertical jump

VO2max

maximal oxygen consumption

VO2peak

peak oxygen consumption

 
W

watts

WC

waist circumference

 
YMCA

Young Men’s Christian Association

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Physical fitness affects our ability to function and be active. At poor levels, it is associated with such health outcomes as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Physical fitness testing in American youth was established on a large scale in the 1950s with an early focus on performance-related fitness that gradually gave way to an emphasis on health-related fitness. Using appropriately selected measures to collected fitness data in youth will advance our understanding of how fitness among youth translates into better health.

In Fitness Measures and Health Outcomes in Youth, the IOM assesses the relationship between youth fitness test items and health outcomes, recommends the best fitness test items, provides guidance for interpreting fitness scores, and provides an agenda for needed research.

The report concludes that selected cardiorespiratory endurance, musculoskeletal fitness, and body composition measures should be in fitness surveys and in schools. Collecting fitness data nationally and in schools helps with setting and achieving fitness goals and priorities for public health at an individual and national level.

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