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The sample comprised 4965 (51.4% boys) youths aged 9 to 18\u2009years. Fitness data were collected by physical education teachers using field\u2010based tests. Raw data from the fitness tests were used to calculate the prevalence and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of participants in the HFZ.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The overall prevalence of boys and girls in the HFZ for all tests was 16.6% (95% CI\u2009=\u200914.7, 18.1) and 14.9% (95% CI\u2009=\u200913.2, 16.6), respectively. Boys have a mainly positive HFZ profiles, except for the 9\u2010year\u2010olds in the sit and reach (z\u2010score difference\u2009=\u2009\u22121.20) and the 20\u2009m run for boys 13\u201318\u2010year\u2010olds (z\u2010score difference range: \u22120.09 to \u22120.01). Girls have worse HFZ profiles than boys, being out of the HFZ in several tests. Furthermore, a decreasing trend in z\u2010score difference from the HFZ with age was observed in VO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> peak for boys and girls and sit and reach for girls. Notwithstanding, several country\u2010related, sex and age differences were observed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Boys presented mostly healthy age\u2010specific fitness profiles in several fitness tests and ages. 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