Objective@#To investigate current status and associated factors of
preschool children’s
physical fitness, in order to provide scientific basis for improving
preschool children’s
physical fitness.@*
Methods@#A total of 3 240
preschool children aged 3-6 years old in Kunshan city were selected through
cluster sampling method. They were surveyed about
physical fitness and influencing factors.@*Results@#The number of excellence of
preschool children’s
physical fitness was 269, and the rate was 8.30 percent. The excellence rates of
preschool children’s
physical fitness in
girls, high grade, non-
residency in Jiangsu Province were higher(10.87%, 10.96%, 14.88%), and the excellence rate of
preschool children’s
physical fitness in premature group was lower(4.31%)(P<0.05). Further unconditioned
logistic regression analysis found that
girls, middle and high grade and non-
residency in Jiangsu Province were the
protective factors for the excellence of
preschool children’s
physical fitness, OR values were 1.96, 1.94, 2.45 and 1.87, respectively; premature was a
risk factor for the excellence of
preschool children’s
physical fitness, OR value was 0.47.@*Conclusion@#
Preschool children in Kunshan have poor
physical fitness, especially in
boys, low grade and premature groups.
Education department and
health department should
work together to improve the
preschool children’s
physical fitness.