Cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescents with mental sub-health in China

Abstract Objective Analyze the correlation between CRF and mental health in adolescents from the perspective of mental sub-healt. Method 16 545 adolescents were selected by random case method, and were conducted mental sub-health test by Multidimensional Sub-health Questionnaire of Adolescents (MSQA)and 20 m SRT. Result The overall 20mSRT performance of male adolescents who were mentally healthy, had mental sub-health symptoms and were in mental sub-health status were 34.6, 33.6, and 32.8shuttles, respectively. For female adolescents, the corresponding performance was 30.4, 29.7, and 28.9 shuttles, respectively; the detection rates of high CRF grade in adolescents with mental, emotional, conduct, and social adaptation sub-health were 0.195-, 0.236-, 0.226-, and 0.229-fold, respectively, that of the mentally-healthy subjects in the corresponding dimensions. Conclusion Mental sub-health was negatively correlated with CRF in Chinese adolescents.