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Association Between Health-related Physical Fitness And Body Mass Index Status In Children
Registro en:
Journal Of Child Health Care. Sage Publications Ltd, v. 20, p. 294 - 303, 2016.
1367-4935
1741-2889
WOS:000382967700005
10.1177/1367493515598645
Autor
Casonatto
Juliano; Fernandes
Romulo Araujo; Batista
Mariana Biagi; Cyrino
Edilson Serpeloni; Coelho-e-Silva
Manuel Joao; de Arruda
Miguel; Vaz Ronque
Enio Ricardo
Institución
Resumen
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) status and physical performance in Brazilian children. The analyzed sample was composed of 978 children of both sexes (518 boys and 460 girls), aged 7 to 11 years. BMI and skinfolds were measured, and three motor tests were applied (flexibility, cardiorespiratory fitness, and muscular strength/endurance). In both sexes, overweight/obese children presented poor performance in all motor tests, except flexibility. In general, overweight/obese children have an increased odds ratio (OR) to present poor physical performance (boys: OR = 3.64 for cardiorespiratory fitness, OR = 1.94 for muscular strength/endurance, OR = 1.52 for flexibility; girls: OR = 5.03 for cardiorespiratory fitness and OR = 2.62 for muscular strength/endurance). In conclusion, for both sexes, a poor physical performance in the tests measuring cardiorespiratory fitness and muscular strength/ endurance was associated with the presence of overweight/obesity. 20 3 294 303 Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES, Brazil) National Council of Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq, Brazil) Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)