RT Journal Article
T1 Potential Energy as an Alternative for Assessing Lower Limb Peak Power in Children: A Bayesian Hierarchical Analysis.
A1 Fernandez-Santos, Jorge R
A1 Gutierrez-Manzanedo, Jose V
A1 Arroyo-Garcia, Pelayo
A1 Izquierdo-Jurado, Jose
A1 Gonzalez-Montesinos, Jose L
K1 Bayesian analysis
K1 Children
K1 Countermovement jump
K1 Potential energy
AB The aim of this study was to analyze the use of potential energy (PE) as an alternative method to assess peak power of the lower limbs (PP) in children. 815 Spanish children (416 girls; 6-11 years old; Body Mass Index groups (n): underweight = 40, normal weight = 431, overweight = 216, obese = 128) were involved in this study. All participants performed a Countermovement Jump (CMJ) test. PP was calculated using Duncan (PPDUNCAN), Gomez-Bruton (PPGOMEZ) and PECMJ formulas. A model with PECMJ as the predictor variable showed a higher predictive accuracy with PPDUNCAN and PPGOMEZ than CMJ height (R2 = 0.99 and 0.97, respectively; ELPDdiff = 1037.0 and 646.7, respectively). Moreover, PECMJ showed a higher linear association with PPDUNCAN and PPGOMEZ across BMI groups than CMJ height (βPECMJ range from 0.67 to 0.77 predicting PPDUNCAN; and from 0.90 to 1.13 predicting PPGOMEZ). Our results provide further support for proposing PECMJ as an index to measure PP of the lower limbs, taking into account the children's weight and not only the height of the jump. Therefore, we suggest the use of PECMJ in physical education classes as a valid method for estimating PP among children when laboratory methods are not feasible.
PB MDPI
YR 2022
FD 2022-05-18
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21068
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21068
LA en
NO Fernandez-Santos JR, Gutierrez-Manzanedo JV, Arroyo-Garcia P, Izquierdo-Jurado J, Gonzalez-Montesinos JL. Potential Energy as an Alternative for Assessing Lower Limb Peak Power in Children: A Bayesian Hierarchical Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 May 22;19(10):6300
DS RISalud
RD Apr 7, 2025