Healthy lifestyles and physical fitness are associated with abdominal obesity among<scp>Latin‐American</scp>and Spanish preschool children: A cross‐cultural study

Román, Pedro Ángel Latorre; Guzmán‐Guzmán, Iris Paola; Montilla, Juan A. Párraga; Caamaño‐Navarrete, Felipe; Salas-Sánchez, Jesús; Palomino-Devia, Constanza; Reyes-Oyola, Felipe Augusto; Álvarez, Cristián; Pérez, Ana de la Casa; Linares, Antonio José Cardona; Floody, Pedro Delgado

doi:10.1111/ijpo.12901

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“…Firstly, with regard to descriptive analysis, it was observed that most of the students from analysed school, 80.8%, engage in PA out of scholar hours compared to 19.2% of sedentary pupils. This data reveals that the percentage of physically active children is large, in line with recent research on the school population in our Spain [34,35,36].…”

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Physical activity and academic performance in students from same primary education school

Garcia-Jimenez

2023

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Background and Study Aim. Recent researches has demonstrated the relationship between physical activity levels and academic performance in schoolchildren. Most of them have sampled students from different schools and cities. Sometimes academic performance was influenced by other factors such as the type of teaching, the teaching staff or, for example, the assessment system. This research has tried to associate the practice of out-of-school physical activity with academic performance in a group of students, with the peculiarity that they all belonged to same Elementary school. Material and Methods. 120 students (67 boys and 53 girls), aged between 8 and 12 years, participated in this study once their parents or guardians were informed about the characteristics of the study. Academic performance was calculated from the average grades provided by their teachers in the first term. Physical activity levels were calculated using the APALQ questionnaire, categorising students into two types: active or sedentary. In the presence of a normal distribution, the difference between groups was obtained using Chi-Square and Student's t-test. In those cases where the distribution was not normal, comparison was carried out using the Mann Withney U. Results. The analysis of results showed that active students obtained significantly higher grades than sedentary students (8.15±1.17 vs. 7.35±1.15; p=0.042). This circumstance is maintained when analysing the results according to the students' gender, although it is only significant in the case of girls (8.08±1.22 vs 7.03±0.87; p=0.036). Conclusions. The practice of physical activity during non-school hours had a positive influence on the academic performance of the students analysed, even though they were from the same school.

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Physical activity and academic performance in students from same primary education school

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2023

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“…Accordingly, in a randomized, parallel trial of children aged 3–5 years old, high MD adherence resulted in a reduction in BMI after one year and at the end of the follow-up interval [ 69 ]. A cross-sectional study including 982 schoolchildren at the age of 4–6 years from Chile, Colombia, and Spain has also documented that a better lifestyle, including higher MD adherence, was significantly associated with a lower risk of abdominal obesity [ 70 ].…”

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Childhood Mediterranean Diet Adherence Is Associated with Lower Prevalence of Childhood Obesity, Specific Sociodemographic, and Lifestyle Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study in Pre-School Children

Pavlidou,

Papadopoulou,

Alexatou

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Epidemiologia

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Background: The Mediterranean diet (MD) has been related with a decreased probability of overweight/obesity as well as central obesity at all stages of the human life, decreasing the risk of diverse disease states and improving quality of life. Over the last few years, the prevalence of childhood overweight/obesity and especially abdominal obesity has highly increased worldwide, being associated with a higher likelihood of overweight/obesity as well as central obesity at the next stages of the life during adulthood. The purpose of the present study was to explore the relationship of MD compliance with sociodemographic, anthropometry and lifestyle features in pre-school children aged 2–5 years old. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, which includes 5188 pre-school children from diverse regions of Greece. Relevant questionnaires were applied to evaluate the sociodemographic features of the enrolled children. Anthropometric parameters were measured by relevant techniques. Qualified questionnaires were utilized for assessing several lifestyle factors such as physical activity, quality of life, breastfeeding practices, MD adherence, as well as the prevalence of childhood asthma and diabetes mellitus type I. Results: Of the enrolled children, 41.7% showed low MD compliance and 36.4% of them indicated moderated compliance, while only 21.9% of them showed a high MD adherence. Overweight/obesity was noted in 24.2% of the assigned children, while abdominal obesity was noticed in 18.2% of them. Higher MD compliance was related with an elevated prevalence of sex (boys, p = 0.0005), Greek nationality (p = 0.0088), rural type of residence (p = 0.0099), childhood overweight/obesity (p < 0.0001) and abdominal obesity (p < 0.0001), lower childbirth weight (p < 0.0001), increased physical activity (p = 0.0041), improved quality of life (p = 0.0008), exclusive breastfeeding (p < 0.0001), childhood asthma (p = 0.0001) and diabetes mellitus type 1 (p = 0.0002). Conclusions: A higher MD adherence is associated with specific sociodemographic, better anthropometric, and beneficial lifestyle factors in pre-school children. However, MD compliance remains low or moderate in the vast majority of children aged 2–5 years old. Thus, future public strategies and policies should be performed to inform parents of the potential beneficial effects of MD against obesity and related chronic diseases at the next stage of their children’s lives.

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“…Este dato revela que el porcentaje de alumnos físicamente activos es amplio, lo que concuerda con lo publicado en recientes investigaciones sobre población escolar en nuestro país. (Melguizo et al, 2021;Rodríguez-Fernández et al, 2021;Latorre et al, 2022). Por el contrario, los valores obtenidos en nuestro Colegio difieren de los hallados por Alfonso-Rosa et al ( 2018), para quienes, en un mismo grupo de población, la mayoría de los alumnos estudiados eran sedentarios.…”

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Obtienen mejores notas los estudiantes que practican deporte? Un estudio descriptivo con alumnos perte-necientes al mismo centro educativo de Educación Primaria. (Do students who practice sport get better grades? A descriptive research with students from same Primary Education school)

Jiménez¹

2023

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Introducción: El presente artículo pretende analizar la relación entre la práctica de actividad física extraescolar y el rendimiento académico en alumnos de Educación Primaria pertenecientes al mismo centro educativo. Método: 110 estudiantes (62 chicos y 48 chicas) de entre 8 y 12 años participaron en este estudio. Se compararon las medias académicas de un trimestre con los niveles de actividad física extraídos del cuestionario APALQ en su versión en castellano. Resultados: El análisis de resultados mostró que aquellos estudiantes activos obtenían, significativamente, mejor nota media que los estudiantes sedentarios (8,05±1,12 vs 7,25±1,10; p=0,044). Esta circunstancia se mantuvo al analizar los resultados en función del género de los alumnos, si bien únicamente fue significativa en el caso de las chicas (7,98±1,17 vs 6,93±0,82; p=0,038). Conclusiones: El estudio concluye que el hecho de practicar ejercicio físico fuera del horario escolar supone un elemento diferencial a la hora de obtener mejores resultados académicos, con la especial circunstancia de que todos los estudiantes pertenecían al mismo centro educativo. Palabras clave: Rendimiento académico, actividad física, Educación Primaria, extraescolar. Abstract. Introduction: The purpose of this research is to analyse the relationship between the practice of extracurricular physical activity and academic performance in Primary Education students who attend the same school. Methods: 110 students (62 boys and 48 girls) aged 8 to 12 years participated in this study. Academic results for one term were compared with the physical activity levels extracted from APALQ questionnaire in its Spanish version. Results: The analysis of results showed that active students obtained significantly higher grades than sedentary students (8.05±1.12 vs. 7.25±1.10; p=0.044). This circumstance is maintained when analysing the results according to the students' gender, although it is only significant in the case of girls (7.98±1.17 vs 6.93±0.82; p=0.038). Conclusions: The study concludes that the fact of practising physical exercise after school hours is a differential aspect for obtaining better academic results, with the special circumstance that all the students from this research are attending the same educational centre. Keywords: Academic performance, physical activity, Primary Education, extra-curricular.

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Healthy lifestyles and physical fitness are associated with abdominal obesity amongLatin‐Americanand Spanish preschool children: A cross‐cultural study

Cited by 10 publications

References 62 publications

Physical activity and academic performance in students from same primary education school

Physical activity and academic performance in students from same primary education school

Childhood Mediterranean Diet Adherence Is Associated with Lower Prevalence of Childhood Obesity, Specific Sociodemographic, and Lifestyle Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study in Pre-School Children

Obtienen mejores notas los estudiantes que practican deporte? Un estudio descriptivo con alumnos perte-necientes al mismo centro educativo de Educación Primaria. (Do students who practice sport get better grades? A descriptive research with students from same Primary Education school)

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