Fitness Measures and Health Outcomes in Youth (2012)
Chapter: Appendix C: Acronyms
| 1RM | one repetition maximum |
| AAAPE | American Association for the Advancement of Physical Education |
| AAHPER | American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation |
| AAHPERD | American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance |
| AAU | Amateur Athletic Union |
| ACLS | Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study |
| ACSM | American College of Sports Medicine |
| AF | abdominal fat |
| AFEA | Australian Fitness Education Award |
| ALPHA | Assessing Levels of Physical Activity (test battery) |
| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| BF | body fat |
| BIA | bioelectric impedance analysis |
| BMC | bone mineral content |
| BMD | bone mineral density |
| BMI | body mass index |
| BP | blood pressure or bench press |
| BRFSS | Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| CAHPER | Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation |
| CAPL | Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy Test |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CINAHL | Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature |
| CM | centimeter |
| CMJ | countermovement jump |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| CT | computed tomography |
| CVD | cardiovascular disease |
| DBP | diastolic blood pressure |
| DOMS | delayed onset muscle soreness |
| DXA | dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry |
| E | early velocity |
| E1 | early diastolic peak myocardial velocity |
| EUROFIT | European Test of Physical Fitness |
| F | female |
| FFM | fat-free mass |
| FM | fat mass |
| FMS | functional movement screening |
| FN | femoral neck |
| HDL-C | high-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| HOMA-IR | homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance |
| IOM | Institute of Medicine |
| JHS | joint hypermobility syndrome |
| LDL-C | low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| LE | level of evidence |
| LJ | long jump |
| LM | lean mass |
| LP | leg press |
| LS | lumbar spine |
| M | male |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MTU | muscle-tendon unit |
| NAPFA | National Physical Fitness Award (Singapore) |
| NASPE | National Association for Sport and Physical Education |
| NHANES | National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| NHES | National Health Examination Survey |
| NHIS | National Health Interview Survey |
| NIS | National Immunization Survey |
| PA | physical activity |
| PACER | progressive aerobic cardiovascular endurance run |
| PCFSN | President’s Council on Physical Fitness, Sports and Nutrition |
| PCPF | President’s Council on Physical Fitness |
| PCPFS | President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports |
| PFI | Physical Fitness Index |
| PNF | proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation |
| PQCT | peripheral quantitative tomography |
| PSDQ | Physical Self Description Questionnaire |
| PWC-170 | Physical Working Capacity-170 test |
| ROC | receiver operating characteristic |
| ROM | range of motion |
| SBP | systolic blood pressure |
| SD | standard deviation |
| SLJ | standing long jump |
| TC | total cholesterol |
| TG | triglycerides |
| TFM | total fat mass |
| TT | treadmill time |
| VJ | vertical jump |
| VO2max | maximal oxygen consumption |
| VO2peak | peak oxygen consumption |
| W | watts |
| WC | waist circumference |
| YMCA | Young Men’s Christian Association |
