[Sport habits and sedentary lifestyle among elementary school children in Obuda, Hungary]. / Sportolási szokások és inaktív életmód óbudai általános iskolások körében.
Orv Hetil
; 151(16): 652-8, 2010 Apr 18.
Article
en Hu
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20353918
ABSTRACT
UNLABELLED Childhood obesity has become a worldwide epidemic. Declining physical activity is one of the major contributors. AIM:
To obtain data on Hungarian primary school students' weight status, sport club participation and sedentary behaviors.METHODS:
A cross-sectional survey was distributed to all primary schools (n=18) in Obuda, Budapest. Children (1648 boys, 1654 girls; 11.3+/-2.3 years) completed questionnaires about sedentary behaviors and sport participation. Height, weight and waist circumference were measured.RESULTS:
According to the IOTF criteria, 14.5% of the children were overweight and 4.6% were obese. The rate of those children who did not attend any extracurricular sport increased parallel with age in both gender. At the lower end of the range, 15.3% of the 9-year-old boys and 21% of the 10-year old girls did not sport. These numbers increased up to 31.0% in boys and 53.8% in girls by the age of 15 years. Screening time on weekdays and on weekends was 2.2+/-1.9 and 3.6+/-2.6 hours/day, respectively. One third of participants (32.2%) spent >2 h/day in front of a screen on weekdays, whereas 61.8% did on weekends.CONCLUSIONS:
The frequency of sedentary behaviors was high among urban Hungarian school children. Health promotion strategies should start in early ages.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Deportes
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Estudiantes
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Conducta Sedentaria
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Obesidad
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Hu
Revista:
Orv Hetil
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
HU
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HUNGARY
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HUNGRIA