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Antropometria e Aptidão Física de Adolescentes Latino-Americanos

Publicated to:Retos: Nuevas Tendencias En Educación Física, Deporte Y Recreación. (31): 264-270 - 2017-01-01 (31), DOI: 10.47197/RETOS.V0I31.53501

Authors: Guedes, Dartagnan Pinto; Franzini, Paulo César; Pires Júnior, Raymundo; Moya Morales, José María

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop an analysis concerning the behavior of anthropometric measurements and results of motor tests aimed at characterizing growth and physical fitness in a international sample of adolescents from three Latin American cities located in Argentina, Brazil and Chile. The sample was composed of 1357 adolescents aged 12 to 17 years (48.6% boys) selected in three countries. Anthropometric characteristics were determined by height, body weight and skinfold thickness. As for physical fitness, tests for sit-and-reach, squat jump, conter-moviment jump, handgrip strength, sit-up, 10 X 5 meter races and progressive endurance walk/run were applied. The results showed that anthropometric measurements only begin to present important gender-based differences after 14 years of age, while for physical fitness differences were found favoring boys in almost all motor tests from 12 years on, with an increasing sexual dimorphism index as the adolescents grew. The findings showed significant differences in anthropometric measurements and the results of motor tests presented by the adolescents from three Latin American cities/countries. In conclusion, the evidence found suggests that monitoring interventions of growth and physical fitness should be designed to achieve specific target-groups and contemplate actions according socio-cultural and environmental characteristics of adolescents in these three countries.

Keywords
Actividad física y deportivaCiencias de la educaciónCiencias socialesDeporteEducaçãoEducação físicaEducacióEducaciónEducationHospitality, leisure, sport & tourismInterdisciplinarMedicina iiOrthopedics and sports medicinePharmacyPhysical therapy, sports therapy and rehabilitationPsicologíaRevistas de ciencias de la educación

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Retos: Nuevas Tendencias En Educación Física, Deporte Y Recreación due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Dialnet (Dialnet Métricas). In the year of publication of the work, 2017, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil).

Notably, the journal is positioned in the Quartile Q3 for the agency Scopus (SJR), in the category Education, classified as B in other national agencies such as CIRC.

Desde una perspectiva relativa, los impactos normalizados en entornos vinculados a las áreas de humanidades y ciencias sociales dentro del contexto nacional, este trabajo consigue un valor de citación normalizada, calculado a partir de los datos proporcionados por Dialnet Métricas, de: 15.38, lo que indica que, de manera comparada con trabajos en la misma disciplina y en el mismo año de publicación, lo ubica como trabajo citado por encima de la media al menos en el contexto nacional. (source consulted: Dialnet Metrics Dec 2023)

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-05-18:

  • Dialnet Métricas: 6
  • Scopus: 8
  • OpenCitations: 1
Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-05-18:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 17 (PlumX).
Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (MOYA MORALES, JOSE MARIA).