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Autor/inn/en | Delextrat, Anne; Hayes, Lawrence D.; Al Ghannami, Samia S.; Min, Yoeju; Hussein, Izzeldin; Al Oufi, Hamed; Cohen, Daniel D.; Ghebremeskel, Kebreab |
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Titel | Physical fitness characteristics of Omani primary school children according to body mass index. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Fitnesscharakteristika omanischer Grundschulkinder je nach Body-Mass-Index. |
Quelle | In: Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness, 59 (2019) 3, S. 440-448
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0022-4707; 1827-1928 |
DOI | 10.23736/S0022-4707.18.08136-7 |
Schlagwörter | Empirische Untersuchung; Leistungsfähigkeit; Motorische Entwicklung; Kind; Grundschule; Körper (Biol); Muskelkraft; Ausdauer; Fitness; Schnelligkeit; Sportmotorik; Oman |
Abstract | BACKGROUND: There is evidence that children with high cardiorespiratory fitness and normal body mass index (BMI) have less risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), however limited research was undertaken in Omani children. Therefore the aims of the present study were to describe body composition and physical fitness of a large cohort of Omani school children of both genders, and to investigate the effects of weight status on physical fitness. METHODS: Three hundred and fourteen Omani school children aged 9 to 10 years old took part in anthropometric assessments, body composition and fitness tests, including handgrip strength, the basketball chest pass, broad jump, 20-m sprint, four 10-m shuttle agility, 30-s sit-up, and multistage fitness test (MSFT). RESULTS: Obese boys and girls performed worse than normal-weight children in sprint, agility and endurance. In addition, fitness measures in the overweight group and underweight groups were not significantly different from other groups, except a better handgrip strength and poorer MSFT in overweight compared to normal weight girls, and poorer agility performance in underweight girls compared to the three other groups. CONCLUSIONS: Most fitness measures are lower in obese Omani children, which suggests that they will be more at risk of developing NCDs later in life. (Autor). |
Erfasst von | Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn |
Update | 2020/2 |