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A study of dividing the group by age of health-related fitness in Taiwan

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The objective of this study was to find the optimal age in dividing the group in Taiwan. It used the 9660 health-related fitness data, in ages ranging from 25 to 49 years, including nine measurement indexes using systolic pressure, diastolic pressure, static heart rate, body height, body weight, 30-s sit-ups, 60-s sit-ups, sitting trunk flexion (sit and reach), and 3-min step test. This study was to find out the optimal age group by utilizing hierarchical clustering analysis and one-way ANOVA. The results show that the best way to divide male groups was by adopting the age ranges of 25–28 years, 29–32 years, 33–37 years, 38–46 years, and 47–49 years to groups 1–5, respectively. The female groups 1–5 was 25–28 years, 29–35 years, 36–41 years, 42–45 years, and 46–49 years, respectively.

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  1. Bachelor’s Program of Sports and Health Promotion, Nan Hua University, Chiayi, Taiwan

    Po-yang Hsu

  2. Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, Nan Hua University, Chiayi, Taiwan

    Yu-te Kuo

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Hsu, Py., Kuo, Yt. A study of dividing the group by age of health-related fitness in Taiwan. Sport Sci Health 16, 147–158 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-019-00591-9

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