Physical fitness characteristics of Omani primary school children according to body mass index
| Autor: | Daniel D. Cohen, Y. Min, Kebreab Ghebremeskel, Samia S. Al Ghannami, Izzeldin S. Hussein, Lawrence D. Hayes, Anne Delextrat, Hamed Al Oufi |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Salud Comuniudes |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Pediatric Obesity Oman Physical fitness Adipose tissue Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Overweight Body Mass Index Cohort Studies 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Z724 medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Physical endurance 030212 general & internal medicine Students Child Z723 Schools Anthropometry Hand Strength business.industry Muscle strength Z682 Cardiorespiratory fitness 030229 sport sciences medicine.disease Obesity Physical Fitness Body Composition Female Underweight medicine.symptom business Body mass index Cohort study Demography |
| Zdroj: | Repositorio Universidad de Santander Universidad de Santander instacron:Universidad de Santander |
| ISSN: | 1827-1928 |
| Popis: | Digital BACKGROUND: There is evidence that children with high cardiorespiratory fitness and normal body mass index (BMI) have less risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), however limited research was undertaken in Omani children. Therefore the aims of the present study were to describe body composition and physical fitness of a large cohort of Omani school children of both genders, and to investigate the effects of weight status on physical fitness. METHODS: Three hundred and fourteen Omani school children aged 9 to 10 years old took part in anthropometric assessments, body composition and fitness tests, including handgrip strength, the basketball chest pass, broad jump, 20-m sprint, four 10-m shuttle agility, 30-s sit-up, and multistage fitness test (MSFT). RESULTS: Obese boys and girls performed worse than normal-weight children in sprint, agility and endurance. In addition, fitness measures in the overweight group and underweight groups were not significantly different from other groups, except a better handgrip strength and poorer MSFT in overweight compared to normal weight girls, and poorer agility performance in underweight girls compared to the three other groups. CONCLUSIONS: Most fitness measures are lower in obese Omani children, which suggests that they will be more at risk of developing NCDs later in life. Ciencias Médicas y de la Salud |
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