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The purpose of the present study was to examine whether initial 1-year changes in different performance measures of PF (i.e., endurance performance, muscular strength\/endurance, flexibility, agility, and speed) can predict the subsequent changes (2-year change) in blood lipid concentrations in children. This 2-year longitudinal study included a total of 251 Japanese children (mean age 9.2 \u00b1 0.4). PF tests were performed to comprehensively evaluate the participant\u2019s fitness levels (handgrip strength [upper body muscular strength], bent-leg sit-ups [muscular endurance], sit-and-reach [flexibility], side-step [agility], 20-meter shuttle run [endurance performance], 50-meter sprint [speed], standing long jump [lower body muscular strength], and softball throw [explosive arm strength and throwing ability]). Fasting lipid profile was assayed for triglyceride (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and non-HDL-C concentration. Multilevel linear regressions were used to examine the associations between the preceding changes (over 1-year) in PF and subsequent changes (over 2-years) in blood lipid concentrations. We also examined the simultaneous associations between 2-year changes in PF and 2-year changes in blood lipid concentrations. For boys, preceding improvement in handgrip strength was negatively associated with TG concentration (\u03b2 = -0.260, p = 0.030); improvements in bent-leg sit-ups were negatively associated with clustered lipid scores (\u03b2 = -0.301, p = 0.038) and non-HDL-C (\u03b2 = -0.310, p = 0.044); and improvements in 50m sprinting were associated with subsequent changes in non-HDL-C (\u03b2 = 0.348, p = 0.006) and LDL-C (\u03b2 = 0.408, p = 0.001). For girls, improvements in handgrip strength was negatively associated with TG concentration (\u03b2 = -0.306, p = 0.017); and improvements in standing long jump were negatively associated with non-HDL-C (\u03b2 = -0.269, p = 0.021) and LDL-C (\u03b2 = -0.275, p = 0.019). For boys and girls, there were no significant simultaneous associations between 2-year changes in PF and 2-year changes in blood lipid concentrations. 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