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Strength versus aerobic program: effects on body composition and health-related physical fitness levels of youths with Down syndrome

Publicated to:International Journal Of Developmental Disabilities. 70 (5): 943-956 - 2024-01-01 70(5), DOI: 10.1080/20473869.2022.2162627

Authors: Suarez-Villadat, Borja; Corredeira, Rui Manuel; Vega, Mario L; Villagra, Ariel

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Univ Alfonso X Wise, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Alfonso X Wise, Univ Alfonso X El Sabio, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Autonoma Madrid, Dept Phys Educ, Sport, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Beira Interior, Dept Ciencias Desporto, Covilha, Portugal - Author
Univ Puerto Rico Bayamon, Dept Educ Fis Adaptada, Bayamon, PR USA - Author
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Abstract

Aims: To determine the effect of a 16-week fitness program (strength vs. aerobic) on different indicators of body composition and components of health-related physical fitness in youths with Down syndrome.Methods and procedures outcomes: Fifty adolescents (19 girls and 31 boys; average age, 18.33 +/- 1.42 years) with Down syndrome were recruited and randomized to two groups (strength group vs. aerobic group). Adolescents allocated in the aerobic group carried out a physical activity program three times a week for 16 weeks meanwhile adolescents allocated in the strength group performed a fitness program three times a week for 16 weeks.Results: The exercise group had significant improvements in all health-related physical fitness variables (p < .05) but not on body composition.Conclusions and implications: A sixteen week fitness program consisting of three sessions of 60 min is able to increase levels of health-related physical fitness but not on body composition in youths with Down syndrome. The aerobic program does not seem to show significant differences.

Keywords

AdolescentsCardiorespiratory fitnessChildrenDown syndromeExercise interventionFaFatnessIncreasesMuscle strengthResistance training-programRisk-factorsStrengthTest batteryYoung-peopleYouthYouths

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal International Journal Of Developmental Disabilities due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position 27/62, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Education, Special. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Developmental and Educational Psychology.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 1.23. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 2.97 (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-19, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 2
  • Europe PMC: 1

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-19:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 54 (PlumX).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Portugal; Puerto Rico; United States of America.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Suárez Villadat, Borja) .

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Suárez Villadat, Borja.