Introduction The prevalence of obesity in children and current level

Introduction The prevalence of obesity in children and current level

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Sports University of Tirana, Albania
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The prevalence of obesity in children and current level of physical activity in a city in
transition
Introduction
Materials and Methods
Physical activity in declining in children……….
The objectives of this study were to investigate the problem of
overweight/obesity in children and to get knowledge about the level of
VO₂ max and physical activity mode in children 11 and 14 years
Cross sectional survey was apply in children (192 boys and 176 girls),
randomly selected in different schools in Tirana. Questionnaire
assessment (PA) and objective measurement of height and weight
were obtained. Shuttle run test (20 m) was used to measure aerobic
fitness.
Statistics Analysis
Figure 1. put
ANOVA were applied for ………………………….
Results
Discussion
Data show that the problem of overweight and obesity among children
in Tirana does exist. The results revealed that the prevalence of
overweight for the entire participants was 14 % and did change by
gender and the prevalence of obesity was 4%. The great majority of the
children (77 %) reported walking to and from school and the study
indicates a decrease from age 11 to 14 years of the children reporting
“never or hardly ever” taking part in organized sports.
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The results from this research study reveal strong evidence that
children in Albania show lower values of aerobic fitness. The problem of
obesity should be a primary priority in the health care system
implemented by the school and family intervention-based programs.
Further implications
This study ….
Table 1 Comparison by gender and age for variables assessed in this study
Total
11 yrs Weight kg
Height
BMI
VO₂
max
14
yrs
m
1.45
m/kg² 17.3
ml/kg/m
29.3
in
Weight kg
Height
BMI
VO₂
max
36.6
52.3
m
1.62
m/kg² 19.8
ml/kg/m
33.4
in
Boys
Girls
F
P
value
0.06
3.0
38.14
9.2
*
1.45 0.07
17.8* 3.2
6.0
29.6
7.1
29.0
4.5
0.45
0.51
9.5
53.2
8.9
51.2
10.1 2.62
0.11
0.07
3.2
1.64* 0.07
19.6 2.7
37.24
7.3
*
1.60
20.0
0.06 26.67 0.00
3.7 0.82 0.37
29.4
4.7
8.2
7.2
35.2
7.0
7.56
0.01
1.44
16.8
0.06 2.07
2.8 6.59
0.15
0.01
58.42 0.00
Graph 1 Physical Activity