BODY COMPOSITION OF SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
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چکیده
Considering the growing global problem and lack of obesity data in Bosnia Herzegovina (BH) main aim this paper was to determine BH school-age children body composition differences between girls boys classified underweight, normal weight overweight according mass index (BMI) score. 2524 participants 1763 761 (aged 10-13 yrs.) from 32 elementary schools were randomly selected divided 3 BMI groups by WHO cut-off points. InBody 370 Body Composition Analyzer (BioSpace, Seoul, Korea), a segmental bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) device used gather data. The results showed ~38% sample as whilst gender higher fat percentages arms, trunk legs underweight skeletal muscle boys.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Acta kinesiologica
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1840-3700', '1840-2976']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51371/issn.1840-2976.2021.15.s1.4