Relationship between Body Mass Index and Physical Activity among Children from Low-Income Communities in Gqeberha, South Africa: A Cross-Sectional Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Ethics Statements
2.4. Anthropometric Measures
2.5. Physical Activity
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Strengths and Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Total (n = 975) | Boys (n = 474) | Girls (n = 501) | ||||||
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n | (SD) | n | (SD) | n | (SD) | p-Value | Cohen’s d | |
Age (years) | 916 | 10.4 (1.2) | 467 | 10.6 (1.2) | 449 | 10.2 (1.1) | <0.001 * | 0.297 |
Height (cm) | 927 | 139.8 (8.8) | 473 | 139.5 (8.7) | 454 | 140.2 (9.0) | 0.237 | −0.078 |
Weight (kg) | 917 | 35.6 (10.1) | 467 | 34.5 (9.1) | 450 | 36.7 (11.0) | 0.001 * | −0.221 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 917 | 18.0 (3.7) | 467 | 17.5 (3.2) | 450 | 18.4 (4.0) | <0.001 * | −0.250 |
Body fat (%) | 922 | 23.64 (6.88) | 471 | 21.00 (6.37) | 451 | 26.41 (6.28) | <0.001 * | 0.85 |
MVPA (min/day) | 920 | 72.99 (28.25) | 464 | 84.76 (28.80) | 456 | 61.01 (21.96) | <0.001 * | −0.93 |
Daily MVPA | ||||||||
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<60 min | ≥60 min | 95% CI | ||||||
Sex | n | % | n | % | OR | LL | UL | p-value |
Ov/Ob Girls | 65 | 62.5 | 39 | 37.5 | 1.78 | 1.13 | 2.80 | 0.017 * |
Ov/Ob Boys | 26 | 43.3 | 34 | 56.7 | 3.89 | 2.18 | 6.93 | <0.0001 * |
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Dolley, D.; Du Randt, R.; Pühse, U.; Gerber, M.; Bosma, J.; Aerts, A.; Adams, L.; Arnaiz, P.; Joubert, N.; Müller, I.; et al. Relationship between Body Mass Index and Physical Activity among Children from Low-Income Communities in Gqeberha, South Africa: A Cross-Sectional Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 1428. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021428
Dolley D, Du Randt R, Pühse U, Gerber M, Bosma J, Aerts A, Adams L, Arnaiz P, Joubert N, Müller I, et al. Relationship between Body Mass Index and Physical Activity among Children from Low-Income Communities in Gqeberha, South Africa: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(2):1428. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021428
Chicago/Turabian StyleDolley, Danielle, Rosa Du Randt, Uwe Pühse, Markus Gerber, Jacob Bosma, Ann Aerts, Larissa Adams, Patricia Arnaiz, Nandi Joubert, Ivan Müller, and et al. 2023. "Relationship between Body Mass Index and Physical Activity among Children from Low-Income Communities in Gqeberha, South Africa: A Cross-Sectional Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 2: 1428. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021428