Browsing by Subject "BMI"

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    Body Compositionin Children and Adolescents Residing in Southern Europe: Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Accordingto Different International References
    (Frontiers Media, 2019-02-19) López Sánchez, Guillermo Felipe; Sgroi, Maurizio; Díaz Suárez, Arturo; D’Ottavio, Stefano; González-Víllora, Sixto; Veronese, Nicola; Smith, Lee; Ciencias Sociosanitarias
    The objectivewastoanalyzebodycompositioninchildrenandadolescentsofSouthern Europetoidentifyprevalenceofoverweightandobesity.Thisinvestigationinvolved512 girls and488boysbetween7-to19-years.VariablesevaluatedwereBodyMassIndex (BMI) andFatMass(FM;electricalbioimpedance).Thereferencesusedtoestablish prevalenceaccordingtoBMIwerethoseoftheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO) and theInternationalObesityTaskForce(IOTF);inthecaseofFM,theChildGrowth Foundation (CGF)referencewasused.Thereweresignificantdifferences(p < 0.05) in theprevalenceofoverweightandobesitybetweenthethreeclassifications(32.3% accordingtoIOTF,37.3%accordingtoWHO,and39.8%accordingtoCGF),being higher inmales.WHO-IOTFconcordancewassubstantial(kappa=0.793),whereas concordancesWHO-CGF(kappa=0.504)andIOTF-CGF(kappa=0.447)were moderate. Theauthorsrecommendevaluatingoverweightandobesitynotonlywith BMI, butalsowithFM,andalwaysspecifythereferencesused
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    Effectiveness of an interdisciplinary program performed on obese people regarding nutritional habits and metabolic comorbidity: a randomized controlled clinical trial.
    (MDPI, 2020-01-03) Fernández Ruiz, Virginia Esperanza; Ramos Morcillo, Antonio Jesús; Solé Agustí, María; Paniagua Urbano, José Antonio; Armero Barranco, David; Enfermería
    Obesity is an important public health problem. The combined use of different therapies performed by an interdisciplinary group can improve the management of this health issue. The main goal of this research is to determine the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary program based on healthy eating, exercise, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and health education in improving metabolic comorbidity, Body Mass Index (BMI), and nutritional habits among obese adults, at short (12 months) and long term (24 months). A randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted at a community care center between February 2014 and February 2016. A random sampling was done (299), total population (3262). A sample of 74 subjects diagnosed with obesity (experimental group, n = 37 and control group, n = 37) was conducted. Inclusion criteria: obese people (BMI: >30 kg/m2) with metabolic comorbidity and bad nutritional habits. Exclusion criteria: other comorbidities. A 12-month interdisciplinary program (with pre-test, 12 months and 24 months of follow-up) was applied. Intervention is based on healthy eating, exercise, and cognitive behavioral therapy. The intervention had a positive effect on nutritional habits (F2;144 = 115.305; p < 0.001). The experimental group increased fruit and vegetable intake (F2;144 = 39.604, p < 0.001), as well as fortified foods (F2;144 = 10,076, p < 0.001) and reduced fats, oils, and sweets F2;144 = 24,086, p < 0.001). In the experimental group, a BMI reduction of 2.6 to 24 months was observed. At follow-up, no participant had inadequate nutritional habits, compared to 35.1% of the control group (χ22 = 33,398; p < 0.001). There was also a positive response of metabolic comorbidities in the intervention group. The interdisciplinary program improved all participants’ metabolic parameters, BMI, and nutritional habits while maintaining the long-term effects (24 months).
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    Healthy diet and physical activity in schoolchildren aged 10-12 years
    (2024) Alonso-Vargas, José Manuel; Melguizo Ibáñez, Eduardo; Puertas Molero, Pilar; Caracuel-Cáliz, Rafael
    Currently, obesity and overweight have become a very important problem throughout the society of developed countries. The increasing number of children who present obesity or weight problems can be influenced by the type of diet that they follow. The aim of this study was to analyse and compare the influence of the practice of physical activity and adherence to Mediterranean diet on the problem of obesity and focus on the differences regarding to gender. The study followed a descriptive, non-experimental design. It was carried out with the help of 346 schoolchildren from different schools from Granada who had to fill the KIDMED, PAQ-C and ad hoc questionnaires. As core results, it was found that boys show a greater adherence to Mediterranean diet and practice a higher level of physical activity than girls, but there is a bigger percentage of overweight boys. It was also found that there were statistically significant differences regarding to the relation of physical activity practice and Mediterranean diet ad
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    Parental attitudes to childhood overweight: the multiple paths through healthy eating, screen use, and sleeping time
    (MDPI, 2020-10-28) García Conde, Miguel Giménez; Marín Rives, Longinos; Ruiz de Maya, Salvador; Cuestas Díaz, Pedro Jesús; Comercialización e Investigación de Mercados
    The main goal of this paper is to examine how parental attitudes toward sleeping, screen use, and feeding their child influence the child’s body mass index (BMI) through the child’s behaviors related to time dedicated to sleep and television, and their healthy eating. Using survey data from 908 parents, results show that parental attitudes have a significant influence on children’s behavior and, more importantly, on their BMI. The three forms of a child’s behavior (sleeping, watching TV, and healthy eating patterns) are affected by what parents do and their attitudes toward these three behaviors at home. Results show how changes in parental attitudes are an interesting target to prevent the child’s overweight.
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    Student sports achievement: Can it control body mass index (BMI) and cholesterol?
    (Universidad de Murcia, Servicio de Publicaciones, 2024) Wati, Isti Dwi Puspita; Kusnanik, Nining Widyah; Wahjuni, Endang Sri; Samodra, Y Touvan Juni; Sastaman, B Putra; Suryadi, Didi
    The aim of this study was to assess the BMI and cholesterol levels of athletes selected for preparation for the National Sports Week in Indonesia. The study used a quantitative approach through a survey with researchers giving a test and measurement. The subjects used as research samples were all athletes in the sports of Weightlifting, Fencing, Aero Modeling, Bicycle Racing, Billiard, Handball, Badminton, Parachuting, Judo, Karate, Kempo, Muay Thai, Archery, Wall Climbing, Pencak Silat, Petangque, Swimming, Sepak Takraw, Taekwondo, Tarung Derajat, Table Tennis, Boxing, Volly Beach, Wushu. Additionally, following the selection test, a total of 328 athletes were included in the study. Instruments utilized in this study included the Omron Karada Scan HBF-328 scales for weight measurement, and the OneTouch device for cholesterol testing. The data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel and IBM SPSS Statistics version 26. The results revealed that the mean BMI and cholesterol levels were 22.85 and 171.38, respectively. Among the athletes, 11% were categorized as underweight, 63.11% as normal weight, 21.65% as overweight, 2.74% as obese I, 0.91% as obese II, and 0.61% as obese III. In terms of cholesterol levels, 80% were within the normal range, 10% were low, and 10% were high. Non-parametric correlation analysis demonstrated no significant relationship between BMI and cholesterol levels among the athletes, with a significance value of 0.815. This study concluded that the athlete's BMI was normal, as well as the average athlete's cholesterol condition in normal conditions.
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    Variación en la actividad física, condición física y competencia motora según el estado de peso de jóvenes de 12-15 años de Cabo Verde
    (Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de Publicaciones., 2022) Lopes, Otniel Joanyr Pereira Barbosa; Malina, Robert M; Lopes, Vitor Pires
    El objetivo: evaluar la actividad física (AF), aptitud física (ApF) y competencia motora (CM) entre jóvenes caboverdianos en relación con el estado de peso. La altura, peso, ApF (fuerza de prensión, flexiones de brazos, abdominales, sentarse-alcanzar, una milla de carrera/caminata), CM (KTK) yAF (podómetros) se midieron en 343 niños y niñas de 12-14 años. Se utilizó ANCOVA. AF y CM no variaron consistentemente con el estado de peso. La aptitud cardiorrespiratoria y la fuerza de prensión de las niñas delgadas fueron significativamente mejores que las de peso normal y con sobrepeso/obesidad. Los niños con bajo peso se desempeñaron significativamente mejor que los niños normales y con sobrepeso/obesidad. En conclusión, las diferencias entre los jóvenes por estado de peso no fueron evidentes, excepto en la aptitud cardiorrespiratoria en las niñas y la fuerza de prensión en ambos sexos. CM se diferenciaba por el estado de peso solo entre las niñas