Relationship between breakfast consumption, BMI status and physical fitness of Ghanaian school-aged children
Relationship between breakfast consumption, BMI status and physical fitness of Ghanaian school-aged children
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10.1186/s40795-020-00344-9
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2020-04-01
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Sakurai, Takeshi
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Annan, Reginald Adjetey;Sowah, Solomon Adjetey;Sakurai, Takeshi
背景：学龄儿童的良好营养和体育活动对于确保最佳生长和减少肥胖非常重要。本研究评估了早餐消费，BMI年龄（BMI）和身体健康之间的关联在一个横截面的学龄儿童参加政府拥有的小学在库马西，Ghana.Method：样本包括438名学生（男孩=213;女孩=225;平均年龄11.1 +/- 1.1），参加10个随机选择的学校。测量每名参与者的体重（kg）、身高（cm）和上臂中围（MUAC），并使用世界卫生组织（WHO）anthroplus软件确定BMI年龄z评分。使用WHO临界值将参与者分层为瘦、正常体重、超重/肥胖。身体素质的评估采用前跳，左，右手握，灵活性，仰卧起坐和50米跑以下标准程序，并转换为1至10分以下的日本标准，在此基础上得出的运动成绩。通过将所有分数相加来计算每个学生的总健康分数。一份问卷被用来评估膳食摄入patterns.Results：平均BMI为年龄的z分数为参与者是-0.24 +/- 0.99。小学生中消瘦、正常体重和超重/肥胖分别占2.7%、86.5%和10.5%。女孩超重率（14.2%）高于男孩（4.2%），p=0.003。同样，女孩的平均MUAC（22.0 +/- 3.2cm）显著（p=0.021）高于男孩（20.7 +/- 7.3cm）。在身体素质方面，女生在前跳方面得分高于男生（p
Background: Good nutrition and physical activity of school-aged children are important for ensuring optimum growth and reducing obesity. This present study assessed associations between breakfast consumption, BMI-for-Age (BMI) and physical fitness in a cross-section of school-aged children attending government-owned primary schools in Kumasi, Ghana.Method: The sample consisted of 438 pupils (boys=213; girls=225; mean age 11.1 +/- 1.1), attending 10 randomly selected schools. Weight (kg), height (cm) and Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) were measured for each participant, and BMI-for-age z-scores determined using the World Health Organisation (WHO) anthroplus software. Participants were stratified into thinness, normal weight, overweight/obese using WHO cut offs. Physical fitness was assessed using forward jump, left and right handgrips, flexibility, sit-ups and 50metre run following standard procedures and converted to scores of 1 to 10 following Japanese standards, based on which percentiles were derived. Total fitness score for each pupil was computed by adding all scores. A questionnaire was used to assess meal intake patterns.Results: The mean BMI-for-age z-score for participants was -0.24 +/- 0.99. Thinness, normal weight and overweight/obesity were 2.7, 86.5, and 10.5% respectively among the pupils. Overweight was higher in girls (14.2%) compared to boys (4.2%), p=0.003. Similarly, mean MUAC was significantly (p=0.021) higher in the girls (22.0 +/- 3.2cm) than the boys (20.7 +/- 7.3cm). For physical fitness, the girls scored higher in forward jump (p