Cross-sectional, longitudinal, and secular age trends in athletic performances
- 1 December 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Experimental Aging Research
- Vol. 8 (4) , 185-188
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03610738208260363
Abstract
Comparisons of cross-sectional, longitudinal and secular trends were made with respect to maximal track and field peformances by middle-aged and older athletes. Cross-sectional decline was .apprx. 2 times as steep as the longitudinal decline. Secular improvement was greater among athletes aged .gtoreq. 50 yr than for athletes aged 40-50 yr. The limitations and implications of the findings were discussed.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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