Factors associated with aerobic and anaerobic capacities in boy adolescent hill tribe collective sports in Thailand

Theerasak Boonwang

Department of Sports and Health Science, School of Health Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand

Panupong Patarachao

Department of Sports and Health Science, School of Health Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand

Phitchapa Konthasing

Department of Sports and Health Science, School of Health Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand

Puthachad Namwaing

Department of Physical Therapy, Khon Kaen Hospital, Khon Kaen, Thailand

Austtasit Chainarong

Faculty of Sport Science, Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand

Sittichai Khamsai

Department of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand

Kittisak Sawanyawisuth

Department of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand

Paween Wiyaporn

Department of Sports and Health Science, School of Health Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14456/apst.2025.33

Keywords: Ball throw Fat mass Agility Cardiorespiratory fitness Physical fitness

Abstract

Capacity for both aerobic and anaerobic exercise is crucial for athletes including young adolescents. In northern and western Thai hill tribes, athletes may have different body compositions and capacity from lowlanders. This study aimed to evaluate predictors of aerobic and anaerobic capacity in adolescent hill tribe collective school sports. This cross-sectional study enrolled hill tribe collective boys, aged between 13 and 17 years, who had at least two years’ experience in the school sports program and agreed to participate. Body compositions and physical performance were recorded. Factors associated with maximum volume of O2 (V̇O2 max) and a 20-m sprint test were executed by linear regression analysis. During the study period, 37 boys from hill tribes met the study criteria. Three factors were independently associated with V̇O2 max, namely the ball throw, upper extremity response time, and an agility test. The first factor had an adjusted coefficient of 2.74 (p = 0.011), while the latter two factors had negative adjusted coefficients of -135.41 and -3.50 (p < 0.001 for both factors). For the 20-m sprint test, there were three predictive factors: fat mass, the agility test, and the standing high jump. The adjusted coefficients of these factors were 0.01, 0.14, and -0.02, respectively (p values = 0.02, < 0.001, and 0.001). Aerobic capacity may be associated with the ball throw, upper extremity response time, and the agility test, while low fat mass, short agility time, and raising the standing high jump may increase anaerobic capacity among adolescent hill tribe athletes.

How to Cite

Boonwang, T., Patarachao, P. ., Konthasing, P. ., Namwaing, P. ., Chainarong, A., Khamsai, S., Sawanyawisuth, K., & Wiyaporn, P. . (2025). Factors associated with aerobic and anaerobic capacities in boy adolescent hill tribe collective sports in Thailand. Asia-Pacific Journal of Science and Technology, 30(03), APST–30. https://doi.org/10.14456/apst.2025.33

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