study of the body composition of schoolchildren aged 10 to 14 years
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The study of body composition (BC) is basic to understanding the effect that diet, growth, physical exercise, illnesses and other background factors have on the organism. We have studied, from an Anthropometric perspective, a total of 1,329 children aged 10 to 14 years, attending public school in the city of CĂłrdoba (Spain) and the village of Pozoblanco (in the north of the province of CĂłrdoba). The skinfold measurements with highest values were those on lower limbs, being larger, in all cases, in girls than in boys. We observed highly significant differences (p<0,001) between Lohman’s and Slaughter’s formulae, although there is a high correlation between the two (0.923). There is an inverse relationship between the intensity of schoolchildren’s physical activity and the level of fat. We present percentiles for the sums of six skinfolds (TR, SSC, BI, SS, BM, LM) in boys and girls, which permits us to classify children at different degrees of overweight and obesity.RESUMO El estudio de la composiciĂłn corporal (CC) resulta imprescindible para comprender el efecto que tienen la dieta, el crecimiento, el ejercicio fĂsico, la enfermedad y otros factores del entorno, sobre el organismo. Se ha estudiado, desde el punto de vista antropomĂ©trico, un total de 1329 niños/as de 10 a 14 años, pertenecientes a colegios pĂşblicos de CĂłrdoba capital (España) y Pozoblanco (poblaciĂłn del norte de la provincia de CĂłrdoba). Los pliegues cutáneos que dieron valores más elevados son los localizados en la extremidad inferior, siendo estos mayores, en todos los casos, en las niñas que en los niños. Hemos obtendido diferencias altamente significativas (p<0,001) entre la fĂłrmula de Lohman y la de Slaughter, aunque entre ambas existe una alta correlaciĂłn (0,923). Existe relaciĂłn inversa entre la intensidad de la actividad fĂsica que realizaban los escolares y el porcentaje de grasa. Aportamos los percentiles del sumatorio de seis pliegues (TR, SB, BI, SE, AM, MP) en niños y niñas, lo que nos permite encuadrar a los niños en distinto grado de sobrepeso-obesidad.
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Authors | ;Pedro Carpintero Benitez;Carlos Javier Berral De La Rosa;Bernardo Hermán Viana Montaner;José Ramón Gómez Puerto;Francisco José Berral De La Rosa |
Journal | journal of proteome research |
Year | 2001 |
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