RT Journal Article
T1 Evaluation of Physical Activity and Lifestyle Interventions Focused on School Children with Obesity Using Accelerometry: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
A1 Jurado-Castro, Jose Manuel
A1 Gil-Campos, Mercedes
A1 Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Hugo
A1 Llorente-Cantarero, Francisco Jesus
K1 Active life
K1 Accelerometry
K1 Child
K1 Exercise
K1 Schools
K1 Obesity
K1 Acelerometría
K1 Niño
K1 Ejercicio físico
K1 Obesidad
AB Despite the existence of global recommendations for physical activity and lifestyle to avoid childhood obesity, there are no specific recommendations for school-age children. The aim of this meta-analysis was to measure the effects of current interventions with a physical activity component on body mass index (BMI) Z-score and on the moderate and vigorous physical activity (MVPA) time, measured by accelerometry, and focused on children with obesity. Randomized controlled trial studies (RCTs) based on physical activity interventions focused on children with obesity (6 to 12 years old) from January 1991 to August 2018 were included. The post-intervention mean and standard deviation of the BMI Z-score and MVPA engaged time were extracted to calculate the results using random effects models. Of a total of 229 studies considered potentially eligible, only 10 RCTs met the inclusion criteria. There were improvements in the BMI Z-score for physical activity intervention groups, compared with non-intervention children in addition to a significant increase in time engaged in MVPA. In conclusion, interventions with a physical activity component in school-children with obesity seem to be effective at reducing BMI and producing an increase in time spent engaged in physical activity. Therefore, interventions based on physical activity should be considered one of the main strategies in treating childhood obesity.
PB MDPI
SN 1661-7827
YR 2020
FD 2020-08-19
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4013
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4013
LA en
NO Jurado-Castro JM, Gil-Campos M, Gonzalez-Gonzalez H, Llorente-Cantarero FJ. Evaluation of Physical Activity and Lifestyle Interventions Focused on School Children with Obesity Using Accelerometry: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Aug 19;17(17):6031
DS RISalud
RD Apr 18, 2025