Physical Activity, Body Mass Index, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness among School Children in Taiwan: A Cross-Sectional Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Design and Sampling
2.2. Instruments
2.2.1. Anthropometric Measurements
2.2.2. Physical Activity
2.2.3. Cardiorespiratory Fitness
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
Characteristics | Boys (n = 1230) | Girls (n = 1189) | Total (n = 2419) | p-value |
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BMI (mean and SD) | 20.48 (4.47) | 19.68 (3.69) | 20.09 (4.12) | <0.001 |
800-m run (s) | 276.65 (64.41) | 287.13 (56.90) | 281.80 (61.05) | <0.001 |
BMI category (n and %) | <0.001 | |||
Underweight | 197 (16.0) | 195 (16.4) | 392 (16.2) | |
Normal weight | 614 (49.9) | 697 (58.6) | 1,311 (54.2) | |
Overweight | 170 (13.8) | 144 (12.1) | 314 (13.0) | |
Obesity | 249 (20.2) | 153 (12.9) | 402 (16.6) | |
Physical activity (n and %) | <0.001 | |||
Regular | 699 (56.8) | 416 (35.0) | 1,115 (46.1) | |
Irregular | 531 (43.2) | 773 (65.0) | 1,304 (53.9) |
Measure | Boys (n = 628) Unfit | Fit | p-value | Girls (n = 632) Unfit | Fit | p-value |
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Weight status (n and %) | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
Underweight | 41 (11.3) | 65 (24.6) | 36 (11.5) | 64 (20.1) | ||
Normal weight | 113 (31.0) | 174 (65.9) | 163 (52.1) | 207 (64.9) | ||
Overweight | 59 (16.2) | 16 (6.1) | 44 (14.1) | 31 (9.7) | ||
Obesity | 151 (41.5) | 9 (3.4) | 70 (22.3) | 17 (5.3) | ||
Physical activity | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
Regular | 177 (48.6) | 189 (71.6) | 94 (30.0) | 136 (42.6) | ||
Irregular | 187 (51.4) | 75 (28.4) | 219 (70.0) | 183 (57.4) |
Measure | Boys (n = 628) OR | 95% CI | p-value | Girls (n = 632) OR | 95% CI | p-value |
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BMI (Obesity) | ||||||
Underweight | 19.29 | 9.29–40.05 | <0.001 | 6.24 | 3.24–12.04 | <0.001 |
Normal weight | 19.75 | 10.21–38.22 | <0.001 | 4.66 | 2.69–8.09 | <0.001 |
Overweight 3.24 | 3.24 | 1.40–7.49 | 0.006 | 2.68 | 1.34–5.33 | 0.005 |
Physical activity (Irregular) | ||||||
Regular | 2.05 | 1.40–3.01 | <0.001 | 1.63 | 1.16–2.30 | <0.001 |
4. Discussion
Limitations
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Hsieh, P.-L.; Chen, M.-L.; Huang, C.-M.; Chen, W.-C.; Li, C.-H.; Chang, L.-C. Physical Activity, Body Mass Index, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness among School Children in Taiwan: A Cross-Sectional Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11, 7275-7285. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph110707275
Hsieh P-L, Chen M-L, Huang C-M, Chen W-C, Li C-H, Chang L-C. Physical Activity, Body Mass Index, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness among School Children in Taiwan: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2014; 11(7):7275-7285. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph110707275
Chicago/Turabian StyleHsieh, Pei-Lin, Min-Li Chen, Chiu-Mieh Huang, Wen-Chyuan Chen, Chun-Huei Li, and Li-Chun Chang. 2014. "Physical Activity, Body Mass Index, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness among School Children in Taiwan: A Cross-Sectional Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 11, no. 7: 7275-7285. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph110707275
APA StyleHsieh, P. -L., Chen, M. -L., Huang, C. -M., Chen, W. -C., Li, C. -H., & Chang, L. -C. (2014). Physical Activity, Body Mass Index, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness among School Children in Taiwan: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11(7), 7275-7285. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph110707275