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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53212#.VLcp8cnQrzE Author(s)    Malakeh Z. Malak *   Affiliation(s) Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zarqa University, Zarqa, Jordan . ABSTRACT Little information exists about health-risk behaviors in Jordanian adolescents especially among 15 - 19 years olds. The purpose of this study was to assess the patterns of three of health-risk behaviors, namely, diet, physical activity, and tobacco use of the Jordanian adolescent students aged 15 to 19 years old, and to compare the patterns of these behaviors between male and female adolescents. A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. A multi-stage stratified random sample was obtained from the public school educational directorate, which is affiliated to Amman governorate. A random sub sample of eight public comprehensive secondary schools was selected, four schools for females and fo...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52799#.VKNrhsnQrzE Author(s)     Mimi Tse 1 , Anthony Wong 1 , Vanessa T. C. Wan 2 Affiliation(s) 1 School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China . 2 M & G, Prince Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, China . ABSTRACT Introduction: According to the records of the Hong Kong Athletic Gala for the Elderly, some sports events have been won by the same group of elderly participants for several consecutive years. What made these elderly athletes different from others? Method: This was a retrospective quantitative study. The health profile data on a total of 125 elderly participants were collect...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51697#.VHVkCGfHRK0 Author(s) Pedro L. Rodríguez García 1,2 , Loreto Tarraga Marcos 1,2 , Andrés Rosa Guillamón 1,2 , Eliseo García-Cantó 1,2 , Juan J. Pérez-Soto 1,2 , Arancha Gálvez Casas 1,2 , Pedro Tarraga Lopez 1,2* Affiliation(s) 1 Universidad de Murcia, Murcia (Espana), Spain . 2 Universidad Castilla la Mancha, Albacete, Spain . ABSTRACT Objectives : The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between general self-concept and health-related physical fitness in primary school children. Design : Cross-sectional design and descriptive court. Method : A total of 216 schoolchildren (9.26 ± 1.26 years) participated ...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51158#.VFgohGfHRK0 Author(s) Spencer Earl Boyle Affiliation(s) Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK . ABSTRACT The data from this paper was gathered from a larger cross-sectional study examining children’s physical activity participation in the Northwest and the Southwest of England. The purpose of this study was to carry out a battery of health and fitness tests with children in both areas to examine possible differences in various aspects of fitness or health by area. Heart rate recovery, flexibility, body fat, hand grip strength, upper body strength, explosive strength and agility were al...