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Our study was carried out among school-aged children of the Bulang ethnic group in rural southwest People's Republic of China (P.R. China). Standardized, quality-controlled methods were employed to determine STH infections (Kato-Katz technique), haemoglobin levels, anthropometry (body weight and height) and physical fitness (20-m shuttle run test).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>A compliance of 87% suggested good acceptance of the methods used. Among 69 children with complete data records, infection prevalence of <jats:italic>Trichuris trichiura, Ascaris lumbricoides<\/jats:italic> and hookworm were 81%, 44% and 6%, respectively. The maximum volume of oxygen that can be utilized within 1 min during exhaustive exercise (VO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> max estimate) of <jats:italic>T. trichiura<\/jats:italic>-infected children was 1.94 ml kg<jats:sup>-1<\/jats:sup> min<jats:sup>-1<\/jats:sup> lower than that of their non-infected counterparts (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.005). Until exhaustion, <jats:italic>T. trichiura<\/jats:italic>-infected children had completed 6.14 20-m laps less (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.004). Additionally, the mean VO<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> max estimate of stunted children was lowered by 1.63 ml kg<jats:sup>-1<\/jats:sup> min<jats:sup>-1<\/jats:sup> (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.002) and they completed 5.32 20-m laps less (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.001) compared to children of normal stature. No significant association between stunting and infection with any STH species could be established.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Implementation of physical fitness tests in rural, resource-constraint settings is feasible. The physical fitness of children who are stunted or infected with STHs, particularly <jats:italic>T. trichiura<\/jats:italic>, is significantly impaired. We have launched a larger study and will determine the dynamics of school-aged children's physical fitness over a 7-month period after administration of anthelminthic drugs.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/1756-3305-5-50","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,3,16]],"date-time":"2012-03-16T15:14:42Z","timestamp":1331910882000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":34,"title":["Soil-transmitted helminth infections and physical fitness in school-aged Bulang children in southwest China: results from a cross-sectional survey"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"5","author":[{"given":"Peiling","family":"Yap","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Zun-Wei","family":"Du","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ran","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Li-Ping","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Fang-Wei","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jian","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xue-Zhong","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hui","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xiao-Nong","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"J\u00fcrg","family":"Utzinger","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Peter","family":"Steinmann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2012,3,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"568_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1521","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(06)68653-4","volume":"367","author":"J Bethony","year":"2006","unstructured":"Bethony J, Brooker S, Albonico M, Geiger SM, Loukas A, Diemert D, Hotez PJ: Soil-transmitted helminth infections: ascariasis, trichuriasis, and hookworm. 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