The purpose of this study was to work out a formula for criterion-referenced testing on men's health-related physical fitness in Taiwan. 1626 Taiwanese male adults, aged between 25 and 49, took part in this study. We used one's heart rate under resting conditions, ability to perform sit-ups per 30 seconds, per minute, flexibility in doing a V-shape sit-and-reach, and cardiorespiratory endurance index while taking a 3-minute step test to predict healthy or non-healthy. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed not only cardiorespiratory endurance index differed significantly in those two groups, also work out a criterion-referenced testing. The best cutoff value was 0.575. The test validity was phi(Â ) coefficient 0.40 and cross validity 0.82. The test reliability was proportion of agreement 0.88, Cohen Kappa 0.34 and modified Kappa 0.76. The formula proved valid and reliable. It is also of good quality in setting up a touchstone for these citizens to assess their health-related physical fitness.
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Asian Journal of Exercise & Sports Science vol. 6, no. 1 pp.1-5
