Prevalence of Underweight and Overweight and Its Association with Physical Fitness in Egyptian Schoolchildren.
BMI categories
age
gender difference
physical fitness
schoolchildren
Journal
International journal of environmental research and public health
ISSN: 1660-4601
Titre abrégé: Int J Environ Res Public Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101238455
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
20 12 2019
20 12 2019
Historique:
received:
02
11
2019
revised:
15
12
2019
accepted:
17
12
2019
entrez:
22
12
2019
pubmed:
22
12
2019
medline:
10
5
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Underweight and overweight are serious health concerns for many children and could be associated with low physical-fitness levels. This study aimed (i) to evaluate the prevalence of underweight and overweight and (ii) to examine its association with the physical fitness levels in primary male and female schoolchildren. Including 13 government primary-schools, a cross-sectional survey was conducted between 2014 and 2017. Anthropometric characteristics together with the physical-fitness level were measured in 931 schoolchildren aged between 6- and 11-years old. The prevalence of under- and overweight children were 8.49% and 24.06%, respectively. These proportions were not significantly different between males and females and were affected by age (
Identifiants
pubmed: 31861878
pii: ijerph17010075
doi: 10.3390/ijerph17010075
pmc: PMC6981920
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
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