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Prevalence of overweight/obesity and fitness level in preschool children from the north compared with the south of Europe: an exploration with two countries.
Cadenas-Sanchez, C; Nyström, C; Sanchez-Delgado, G; Martinez-Tellez, B; Mora-Gonzalez, J; Risinger, A S; Ruiz, J R; Ortega, F B; Löf, M.
Afiliação
  • Cadenas-Sanchez C; PROFITH 'PROmoting FITness and Health through physical activity' Research Group, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain. cadenas@ugr.es.
  • Nyström C; Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Sanchez-Delgado G; PROFITH 'PROmoting FITness and Health through physical activity' Research Group, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
  • Martinez-Tellez B; PROFITH 'PROmoting FITness and Health through physical activity' Research Group, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
  • Mora-Gonzalez J; PROFITH 'PROmoting FITness and Health through physical activity' Research Group, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
  • Risinger AS; Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Ruiz JR; PROFITH 'PROmoting FITness and Health through physical activity' Research Group, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
  • Ortega FB; Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Löf M; PROFITH 'PROmoting FITness and Health through physical activity' Research Group, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Pediatr Obes ; 11(5): 403-10, 2016 10.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26549795
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

North-south differences in the prevalence of obesity and fitness levels have been found in European adolescents, yet it is unknown if such differences already exist in very young children.

OBJECTIVES:

This study aims to compare the prevalence of overweight/obesity and fitness levels in preschool children aged 4 years from Sweden (north of Europe) and Spain (south of Europe).

METHODS:

The sample consisted of 315 Swedish and 128 Spanish preschoolers. Anthropometry (weight, height, waist circumference) and fitness (strength, speed-agility, balance and cardiorespiratory fitness) were assessed. Analysis of covariance adjusted for age, sex and height/body mass index (BMI) was used.

RESULTS:

Preschool children from Sweden had lower prevalence of overweight/obesity than their peers from Spain (World Obesity Federation, mean difference, MD = -9%, P = 0.010; World Health Organization, MD = -11%, P = 0.011). Concerning fitness, preschoolers from Spain were more fit in terms of upper-muscular strength (MD = +0.4 kg, P = 0.010), speed-agility (MD = -1.9 s, P = 0.001), balance (MD = +4.0 s, P = 0.001) and cardiorespiratory fitness (MD = boys = +6.6 laps, girls = +2.3 laps; P < 0.001 for all), yet they had worse lower-muscular strength (MD = -7.1, P ≤ 0.001) than those from Sweden. Differences in upper-muscular strength were largely explained by differences in BMI, and differences in cardiorespiratory fitness should be interpreted cautiously due to some methodological deviations.

CONCLUSIONS:

These findings suggest that a higher prevalence of overweight/obesity in Spain compared with Sweden is present already at early childhood, while differences in physical fitness components showed mixed findings.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Aptidão Física / Sobrepeso / Obesidade Infantil Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Aptidão Física / Sobrepeso / Obesidade Infantil Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article