Physical activity and physical fitness in obese, overweight, and normal-weight children
| Autor: | Raimondas Buckus, Aurelija Sidlauskiene, Birute Strukcinskiene, Juozas Raistenskis, Serpil Uğur Baysal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Physical activity
physical fitness obesity overweight children medicine.medical_specialty Waist Physical fitness Overweight Body fat percentage Body Mass Index 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Health Care Sciences and Services 030225 pediatrics medicine Humans Obesity 030212 general & internal medicine Sağlık Bilimleri ve Hizmetleri Child Exercise Aerobic capacity business.industry VO2 max General Medicine Test (assessment) Cross-Sectional Studies Physical Fitness Physical therapy medicine.symptom business Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | Volume: 46, Issue: 2 443-450 Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences |
| ISSN: | 1303-6165 1300-0144 |
| DOI: | 10.3906/sag-1411-119 |
| Popis: | Background/aim: The aim was to assess the differences between physical activity and physical fitness in obese, overweight, and normal-weight children. Materials and methods: The cross-sectional study was accomplished using cluster sampling method at 3 Lithuanian schools. An analysis of anthropometric data for 532 Lithuanian children was performed. Height, weight, waist and hip circumferences, and skinfold thickness were measured. Body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, and body fat percentage were calculated. The Youth Physical Activity Questionnaire and a 6-min walk test (6MWT) were administered to evaluate physical activity and physical fitness. Maximal oxygen consumption was calculated to assess the children's aerobic capacity. Correlations among anthropometric data, 6MWT-walked distance, and moderate-vigorous physical activity duration were analyzed. Results: The study showed that 20.1% of the studied children were obese or overweight. They engaged in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity 22.4 min less per day and walked 50.9 m less on average during a 6-min test than normal-weight children. Physical fitness parameters correlated with daily moderate-vigorous physical activity duration and with most of the children's anthropometric parameters. Conclusion: Obese and overweight children were less physically active and had lower physical fitness than normal-weight children. The findings underline the need for interventions to increase physical activity and improve fitness in obese and overweight children. |
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