Age-related features of the functional indicators of children and adolescents of Mongolia with different levels of physical activity: a secondary analysis of previously collected data

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Zoljargal Enkhtuya
Mongolian Nation University of Physical Education (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia).
Email: mongol_gunde@mail.ru
Galbadrakh Yeruulbat
Mongolian University of Science and Technology (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia).
Bat-Erdene Nomin-Erdene
Mongolian Nation University of Physical Education; Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia).
Gundegmaa Lkhagvasuren
Mongolian Nation University of Physical Education (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia).

No. 11, pp. 37–39

Received: 05.09.2026 | Published: 23.10.2026

CC BY 4.0

Abstract

Objective of the study is to identify the features of the age- and gender-related dynamics of the functional indicators of children and adolescents of Mongolia with different levels of regular physical activity. Methods and structure of the study. The original database comprised school-age children and adolescents of Mongolia, allocated to a control group and a group of young athletes. The data of 7112 examinees were included in the analysis. Results and conclusions. It was shown that young athletes generally display a more pronounced age-related increase in peak expiratory flow rate and handgrip strength, while their blood pressure indicators are characterised by relatively stable age-related dynamics. The results should be regarded as a secondary analysis of previously collected material rather than as a primary publication of the original sample.

KEYWORDS

functional indicators, young athletes, children and adolescents, physical activity, secondary analysis, blood pressure.

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