OBJECTIVE The objective of the present study was to investigate the prevalences of overweight and obesity and their association with physical activity pattern among adolescents in northern Iran. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. SETTING Babol, northern Iran. SUBJECTS A representative sample of 1200 adolescents aged 12-17 years was recruited. All selected adolescents were interviewed, their ...

OBJECTIVES To estimate the proportion of gender-specific thinness, overweight and obesity among children born in 2005 at school entry in Greenland and to compare figures between the capital, Nuuk, with the rest of Greenland. STUDY DESIGN A cross-sectional study based on data from Electronic Medical Records (EMR). METHODS All children born in 2005 with permanent address in Greenland at the t...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and risk factors of obesity and to obtain the age and gender-specific body mass index (BMI) percentiles in a cohort of children aged 6-17 years, living in the province of Antalya, Turkey. METHODS The study included 15 schools throughout the city center of Antalya, Turkey during the period November 2002-March 2003. A total of 2465 school children (boys 123...

Waist circumference (WC) is a measure of central adiposity related to elevated risk factor levels in children and adolescents. The aim of the present study was to describe WC percentiles in 7- to 10-year-old Brazilian children and to compare frequencies of obesity and overweight as defined by BMI and frequencies of excess and at risk of abdominal adiposity as defined by WC to the corresponding ...

Background: To analyze the effects of a single session Muay Thai (MT) on blood pressure and heart rate in adolescents with overweight/obesity. Methods: A total 27 overweight/obesity (12.85 ± 2.08 years), 13 girls 14 boys, performed 60 min MT composed general modality-specific exercises, as well combat at end. Anthropometric measurements were taken body fat (BF) was measured using DEXA. Excess w...

INTRODUCTION Lifestyle of an individual is responsible for sixty percent of his/her state of health. Many studies of this problem indicate that in the style of life of schoolchildren, anti-health behaviours dominate over health promoting behaviours. OBJECTIVE The objective of the presented study was recognition of the lifestyle of the rural adolescents with overweight and obesity. MATERIAL ...

OBJECTIVE The objective was to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children in a canton of Switzerland and the association with various characteristics of the parents and the children. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES A cross-sectional survey was conducted in all children of the sixth school grade of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Weight and height were measured, and selected ...

Introduction The prevalence of overweight and obesity is not regularly screened among Polish children. Very few longitudinal data exist on the prevalence and increase of overweight and obesity in this population. The aim of the study was to analyze the prevalence of overweight and obesity among selected age categories of children from Gdansk, on the basis of 1992-2012 data. Material and metho...

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among primary education pupils and to identify differences in motor skills between normal weight, excessive and obese pupils. Partial aim was to determine differences in motor status of girls and boys and their anthropometric characteristics (Body Mass Index, body fat percentage). The study was conducted in two prim...

OBJECTIVE The primary objective was to examine the associations between social context (the presence of peers, friends, and family members) and physical activity intensity for overweight and lean girls and boys. METHODS Participants for this study included 10 boys (M = 13.4 years; SD = .8) and 10 girls (M = 13.8 years; SD =. 8). Twelve participants were between the 15th and the 85th BMI perce...