Physical Fitness Forecasting and Risk Estimation in Slovenian Schoolchildren

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2018:251:125-128.

Abstract

Physical fitness is important in view of reducing risks for a number of non-communicable diseases, both for individuals and policy-makers. In this paper, we present a prototype tool that combines forecasting of individual fitness parameters of schoolchildren to early adulthood with estimation of relative risk for all-cause early mortality in adulthood based on the forecasted fitness. This tool is a first step in the development of a platform that will show age, gender, and geographical distributions of risk and suggest potential interventions.

Keywords: CrowdHEALTH; SLOfit; exercise; machine learning.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Child
  • Child Health
  • Exercise*
  • Forecasting
  • Humans
  • Mortality*
  • Physical Fitness*
  • Risk
  • Risk Assessment*