Test-retest reliability of the Eurofit test battery administered to university students.

Full Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the test-retest reliability of the Eurofit motor fitness tests performed by university students. A total of 98 undergraduate students who were enrolled in physical education departments in Greece participated (29 men aged 19.5 +/- 2.7 hr. and 66 women aged 19.4 +/- 2.7 yr.). All Eurofit motor fitness tests and anthropometric measurements were obtained twice with one week between the two measurements. Intraclass correlation coefficient indicated satisfactory coefficients above .70 for most tests. The only exception was the plate-tapping test, which yielded a low value (R = .57). Further, the majority of the Eurofit test battery fitted well within the 95% confidence interval, and only three Eurofit motor fitness test items (flamingo balance, plate tapping, and sit-ups) presented a confidence limit below the value of .70. These findings indicated that the Eurofit test battery yielded reliable data for undergraduate students. However, modifications should be considered to improve the reliability of certain test items, for application to undergraduates.

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Author information

Author/s: Tsigilis, Nikolaos (N); Douda, Helen (H); Tokmakidis, Savvas P (SP);

Affiliation: Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Thessaly, Karies, 42100 Trikala, Greece. tsigilis(-atsign-)uom.gr

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Validation Studies

Journal: Perceptual and motor skills (Percept Mot Skills), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Dec; vol 95 (issue 3 Pt 2) : pp 1295-300

Dates: Created 2003/02/11; Completed 2003/05/14; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12578274, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Adult
Female
Humans
Male
Physical Fitness

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