Association of cardiorespiratory endurance with academic performance, concentration and hyperac-tive-attentive behaviour in ADHD schoolchildren ; Asociación de la resistencia cardiorrespiratoria con rendimiento académico, concentración y comportamiento hiperactivo-desatento en escolares TDAH (Association of cardiorespiratory endurance with academic performance, concentration and hyperac-tive-attentive behaviour in ADHD schoolchildren) ; Associação da resistência cardiorrespiratória com desempenho acadêmico, concentração e comportamento hiperativo-desatento em escolares com TDAH

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Cardiorespiratory Resistance (CR) has become increasingly relevant in the educational context, as it has been found that an adequate level of CR is related to a greater capacity for concentration, memory and learning in general. This study aims to analyse the association of CR level of schoolchildren diagnosed with ADHD with variables related to behaviour in the educational setting. The sample consisted of a total of 94 students diagnosed with ADHD (44 boys, 47% and 50 girls, 53%) aged 6 to 12 years (9.48 ± 2.10 years). The Course Navette test was used to measure CR. Mathematical calculation and linguistic reasoning were assessed with an ad hoc test, concentration was measured with the d2 test and hyperactive-impulsive behaviour in the educational context with the EDAH test. For data analysis, multiple linear regression and ANCOVA were performed, both using age and BMI as covariates. Results showed that higher CR in boys was associated with better linguistic reasoning (p=.001) and less hyperactive-attentive behaviour in the classroom (p=.009). Girls with a high CR level had better linguistic reasoning than their peers with a low CR level (p=.019). It is concluded that, a higher level of CR is associated with lower hyperactive-impulsive behaviour in ADHD boys and higher academic performance in both sexes, independently of BMI and age of the schoolchildren. Keywords: learning, executive functions, physical fitness, hyperactivity, students ; El Trastorno por Déficit de Atención e Hiperactividad (TDAH) y la Resistencia Cardiorrespiratoria (RC) se ha vuelto cada vez más relevante en el contexto educativo, ya que se ha descubierto que un nivel adecuado de RC está relacionado con una mayor capacidad de concentración, memoria y aprendizaje en general. Este estudio tiene como objetivo analizar la asociación del nivel de RC de escolares diagnosticados con TDAH con variables relacionadas con el comportamiento en el ámbito educativo. La muestra estaba formada por un total ...