Estimation of aerobic fitness levels and its determinants among the school going undernourished Indian children - A field-based study

[...]a sizable proportion of Indian children are undernourished and therefore are at risk for future NCDs. [...]we used two field-based tests, which could be performed at school, to estimate aerobic fitness which are reasonably reliable and valid in the age group of children from 6 to 10 years/12-141 Although the determinants of aerobic fitness are partially explained in children, they are all performed in normal nourished children. [...]the aim of this present study is to evaluate the levels of the aerobic fitness among the clinically healthy yet nutritionally compromised school going Indian children and to elucidate its determinants and gender differences. Grip strength was assessed, after adjusting the grip width to comfortable level for each child, three times and the best of the readings was noted in both non-dominant and dominant hand, using the Jamar hydraulic hand dynamometer (SI instruments, Hilton, Australia). Since arm length was not measured, height was used for the standardization of grip strength.