Factors affecting running performance in 6-12-year-olds: The Health Oriented Pedagogical Project (HOPP).

CONCLUSION: Boys display better running performance than girls at all age ages, except 7 years old, probably because of additional muscle mass and less fatty tissue. Height and increased level of haemoglobin positively affected running performance. Lower body fat percentage and high parental education level correlated with better running performance. PMID: 29754572 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29754572?dopt=Abstract

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - May 1, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Fredriksen PM, Mamen A, Gammelsrud H, Lindberg M, Hjelle OP Tags: Scand J Public Health Source Type: research