Feeding practices, physical activity, and fitness in Spanish preschoolers. Influence of sociodemographic outcome measures

doi:10.5546/aap.2016.eng.441

Cited by 2 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 22 publications

(22 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…This nding is in concordance with Cadenas-Sánchez et al [22] study that found signi cant better results in the standing long jump test in boys than girls. Latorre et al [23] found that boys had better performance in speed and lower body strength tests and girls had higher values in the cardiorespiratory tness test. This last difference could be because a different test was used to measure cardiorespiratory tness.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As far as we know, no study has analysed the relationship of these two components of body composition with these tness tests in Preschool children, so we cannot compare these ndings with others. So, there are some studies that have studied the relationship between body composition and physical tness in Preschool children [14] and their results have been controversial [5,21,23]. These differences might be caused by different reasons: different tests, age of the participants, sample size, study design, etc.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These differences might be caused by different reasons: different tests, age of the participants, sample size, study design, etc. were used [5,23].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

The Relationship Between Physical Activity, Physical Fitness and Body Composition in Preschool (3-6 Years)

Serrano-Gallén

Arias-Palencia

González-Víllora

et al. 2021

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

BackgroundPhysical Activity (PA), body composition and fitness in children has been associated with short and long-term health benefits. However, little research that analizes these variables focuses on the Preschool Education stage. For this reason, the aim of this research is to study the relationship between PA, fatness and fitness in the Preschool Education stage (3-6 years).MethodsThis study included 230 children (109 boys and 121 girls) aged 3 to 5 years old with a mean age of 4.92±0.84. Body composition and fitness were assessed using PREFIT battery and a sit and reach test. For the multiple linear regression models of this study, we only included a total of 151 (65.65%) children in which PA levels were measured using accelerometers for seven days.ResultsThere were differences in the fitness test between boys and girls. There were not significant differences in fitness tests between normal-weight and over-weight children, except in handgrip strength in which over-weight children had better results. There was no significant association between body composition and PA subcomponents. Higher PA levels were related with better physical fitness values.DiscussionThe few studies that have studied the relationship between fatness, physical fitness and PA in Preschool have had controversial results. These differences might be caused by different reasons: different tests, age of the participants, sample size, study design, etc. were used.ConclusionsPA is associated with better physical fitness performance in Preschool children, although fitness is also influenced by sex in these ages. Thus, generally, except in the case of flexibility, boys obtained better results in fitness tests than girls. However, body composition does not seem to be related to PA or sex in Preschool children.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

The Relationship Between Physical Activity, Physical Fitness and Body Composition in Preschool (3-6 Years)

Serrano-Gallén

Arias-Palencia

González-Víllora

et al. 2021

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Prevalence and Correlates of Overweight and Obesity among School Children in Sohag, Egypt

Hadhood¹,

Ali²,

Mohamed³

et al. 2017

OJGas

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Continually rising prevalence of obesity and overweight in children and adolescents is a major public health concern. This is due to its various and serious health hazards on one side and its preventable nature on the other side. This study aims at identification of prevalence of overweight and obesity and its risk factors among children between 6 -14 years of age in Sohag, Egypt. Method: A cross sectional study was conducted on 711 school children between 6 -14 years in four months' period from February to May 2016. Weight and height of the studied children were measured to calculate BMI, which was compared with standard Egyptian growth charts for determining overweight and obesity. Then a questionnaire containing data about socio demographic, parental obesity, early life and dietary risk factors was completed by the children's parents. Result: Out of 711 studied children, 117 (16.5%) were overweight and 104 (14.6%) were obese. Residing in urban area, having an obese parent or both of them, low level of maternal education, being on formula feeding during early life and lack of fresh vegetables and fruits in diets were significant risk factors for overweight and obesity in the studied children (P value < 0.05). Conclusion: Improperly educated mothers together with sedentary life style manifested in obesity among the parents and lack of sport practice among children constituted the majors risk factors for childhood obesity. This emphasizes the need for increased health awareness of the community about the importance of proper nutrition and physical activity.

show abstract

Feeding practices, physical activity, and fitness in Spanish preschoolers. Influence of sociodemographic outcome measures

Cited by 2 publications

References 22 publications

The Relationship Between Physical Activity, Physical Fitness and Body Composition in Preschool (3-6 Years)

The Relationship Between Physical Activity, Physical Fitness and Body Composition in Preschool (3-6 Years)

Prevalence and Correlates of Overweight and Obesity among School Children in Sohag, Egypt

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About