BMI group-related differences in physical fitness and physical activity in preschool-age children: a cross-sectional analysis.
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2012
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| Resumo |
In the Ballabeina study, we investigated age- and BMI-group-related differences in aerobic fitness (20 m shuttle run), agility (obstacle course), dynamic (balance beam) and static balance (balance platform), and physical activity (PA, accelerometers) in 613 children (M age = 5.1 years, SD = 0.6). Normal weight (NW) children performed better than overweight (OW) children in aerobic fitness, agility, and dynamic balance (all p <.001), while OWchildren had a better static balance (p < .001). BMI-group-related differences in aerobic fitness and agility were larger in older children (p for interaction with age = .01) in favor of the NW children. PA did not differ between NW and OW (p > or = .1), but did differ between NW and obese children (p < .05). BMI-group-related differences in physical fitness can already be present in preschool-age children. |
| Identificador |
http://serval.unil.ch/?id=serval:BIB_3DB491D4DEF3 isbn:0270-1367 (Print) pmid:22428407 isiid:000301015600003 |
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en |
| Direitos |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Fonte |
Research Quarterly For Exercise and Sport, vol. 83, no. 1, pp. 12-19 |
| Palavras-Chave | #Age Factors; Body Mass Index; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Motor Activity/physiology; Motor Skills/physiology; Obesity/physiopathology; Overweight/physiopathology; Physical Fitness/physiology; Postural Balance; Running/physiology; Sex Factors; Switzerland; Task Performance and Analysis |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article article |
