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 |
