Correlation of physical ftness and lifestyle among primary school students in south Jiangsu Province

Objective To explore physical fitness and lifestyle among primary school students in south Jiangsu Province.Methods Self-designed questionnaire was implemented among 6 192 primary school students clustering sampled from south Jiangsu Province.Physical fitness was assessed according to Physical Fitness and Health Surveillance of Chinese School Students (2014Edition).Results Proportion of excellent fitness was 12.6%,students from grade 5 scored highest in both physical function and physical fitness,significant difference was found in physical fitness compared to students from other grades(P<0.05).Students from grade 6 had worst physical fitness(P<0.05).Girls and rural students had better physical fitness than boys and urban students.Eligible sleep duration and exercise,appropriate sedentary screen time was found in 15.5%,72.6% and 69.5% students,respectively.Significant associations were found in physical fitness with sex,urbanicity,sleep duration,screen time,exercise.No correlation was found between physical fitness with grade.Conclusion Physical health and lifestyle among primary students in south Jiangsu province remains to be improved.Government-School-Family collaboration represents a promising intervention approach to effectively improve physical health and lifestyle among primary students.