RT Journal Article
T1 Independent and Combined Association of Lifestyle Behaviours and Physical Fitness with Body Weight Status in Schoolchildren.
A1 Aragon-Martin, Ruben
A1 Gomez-Sanchez, Maria Del Mar
A1 Martinez-Nieto, Jose Manuel
A1 Novalbos-Ruiz, Jose Pedro
A1 Segundo-Iglesias, Carmen
A1 Santi-Cano, Maria Jose
A1 Castro-Piñero, Jose
A1 Lineros-Gonzalez, Carmen
A1 Hernan-Garcia, Mariano
A1 Schwarz-Rodriguez, Mónica
A1 Jimenez-Pavon, David
A1 Rodriguez-Martin, Amelia
K1 Body mass index
K1 Childhood obesity
K1 Diet
K1 Healthy lifestyle
K1 Physical activity
K1 Physical fitness
K1 Screen time
K1 Sedentary behaviour
K1 Sleep
AB Background: Lifestyle behaviours and physical fitness play a critical role in the development of childhood obesity. It has been demonstrated in this study that self-reported physical fitness is representative of a healthy lifestyle and thus is associated with a lower incidence of overweight/obesity. The objective of this study was to analyse the independent and combined association of lifestyles (physical activity, screen time, diet and hours of sleep) and self-reported physical fitness with body weight in schoolchildren. (2) Methods: This study performed a descriptive and cross-sectional analysis. The study sample consisted of 864 schoolchildren between 8−9 years old from 26 schools of the province of Cádiz. To measure lifestyles and self-reported physical fitness, questionnaires were administered to both schoolchildren and families. To obtain the body weight status, the children were measured by body mass index (BMI). To verify the influence of lifestyles and self-reported physical fitness on the body weight status of schoolchildren, a combined score of lifestyles and self-reported physical fitness was calculated. (3) Results: Schoolchildren who followed healthier lifestyles and presented good physical fitness had a better body weight status (p< 0.001). Schoolchildren who had less healthful lifestyles and bad physical fitness had a 10.34 times higher risk of being overweight or obese (p = 0.004). (4) Conclusions: It has been shown that there is an independent and combined association between lifestyles and physical fitness on the body weight of the schoolchildren. We have suggested strategies to get children to adopt healthy lifestyles and goodphysical fitness to maintain a healthy body weight and prevent obesity
PB MDPI
YR 2022
FD 2022-03-10
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21460
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21460
LA en
NO Aragón-Martín R, Gómez-Sánchez MDM, Martínez-Nieto JM, Novalbos-Ruiz JP, Segundo-Iglesias C, Santi-Cano MJ, et al. Independent and Combined Association of Lifestyle Behaviours and Physical Fitness with Body Weight Status in Schoolchildren. Nutrients. 2022 Mar 12;14(6):1208
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RD Apr 5, 2025