Matteo Vidali
Use of Computer Simulation for Calculating Reference Limits for Distribution Overlap
The journal of applied laboratory medicine
low physical fitness pf levels childhood affect healthy growth development increase risk cardiovascular diseases physical education standards exist nearly states united states evaluation pf youth yet systematic reproducible harmonized purpose project describe publicly available data schoolbased pf testing sbpft list statemandated sbpft programs published shape 2016 confirmed contacting appropriate authorities sbpft data obtained states department education sixteen states mandate sbpft 10 states providing publicly available data 92 100 states perform pacermile curlup pushup 542 785 elementary 44 665 highschool youth healthy fitness zone aerobic capacity sbpft provided pf data children across united states variability inconsistency reporting values however raises questions current status sbpft data utility assessing pf children critical nature pf assessments highlighted current covid19 pandemic physical education curtailed emerging data demonstrate worsening already low levels pf youth