Original scientific paper
Macro-Regional Differences in Motor Abilities among the 5th Grade Primary School Pupils in the Republic of Croatia
Dario Novak
; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology, Zagreb, Croatia
Boris Neljak
; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology, Zagreb, Croatia
Franjo Prot
; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to determine the differences in kinanthropological characteristics of elementary school pupils
in relation to macro-regional characteristics of the Republic of Croatia. The research included 2358 subjects (1089 boys
– average age 10.4±0.6; height 150.27±7.32; body mass 44.06±9.74; and 1269 girls – average age 10.6±0.5; height 152.02±7.74;
body mass 45.12±10.39) – fi fth grade elementary school pupils. Analyzed kinanthropological characteristics refer to statistically
signifi cant differences in the results based on the macro-region criterion (p<0.05). It is possible to assume that
climatic and temperature differences as well as gene frequency differences to a certain extent incite differences in the
level of participating in physical activities, and with it the differences in kinanthropological characteristics of subjects.
Keywords
macro-regions; pupils; fi fth grade; Republic of Croatia
Hrčak ID:
147695
URI
Publication date:
30.3.2015.
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