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Article

Self-Reported Physical Fitness in Children and Adolescents with Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Analysis on the Level of Alignment with Multiple Adiposity Indexes

by
Matteo Vandoni
1,*,†,
Nicola Lovecchio
2,†,
Vittoria Carnevale Pellino
1,3,
Roberto Codella
4,5,
Valentina Fabiano
6,7,
Virginia Rossi
6,7,
Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti
6,7,‡ and
Valeria Calcaterra
7,8,‡
1
Laboratory of Adapted Motor Activity (LAMA), Department of Public Health, Experimental Medicine and Forensic Science, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
2
Department of Human and Social Science, University of Bergamo, 24127 Bergamo, Italy
3
Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
4
Department of Biomedical Science for Health, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
5
Department of Endocrinology, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, IRCCS MultiMedica, 20122 Milan, Italy
6
Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science “L. Sacco”, University of Milan, 20157 Milan, Italy
7
Pediatric Department, “Vittore Buzzi” Children’s Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy
8
Pediatric and Adolescent Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors contributed equally to this work.
‡
These authors also contributed equally to this work.
Children 2021, 8(6), 476; https://doi.org/10.3390/children8060476
Submission received: 16 May 2021 / Revised: 1 June 2021 / Accepted: 3 June 2021 / Published: 4 June 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Risk of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases in Overweight and Obese Children)
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Abstract

Obesity has been associated with several alterations that could limit physical activity (PA) practice. In pediatrics, some studies have highlighted the importance of enjoyment as a motivation to begin and maintain adherence in PA. Since self-reported physical (SRPF) fitness was related to motivation, the aim of this study was to investigate the existence of differences between SRPF in children with obesity (OB) compared to normal weight (NW). The International Fitness Enjoyment Scale (IFIS) questionnaire was administered to 200 OB and 200 NW children. In all the subjects, height, weight, and BMI and in OB children adiposity indexes including waist circumference (WC), body shape index (ABSI), triponderal mass index (TMI), and fat mass were measured. NW group showed higher IFIS item scores than the OB group (p < 0.01), except in muscular strength. In OB, the anthropometric outcomes were inversely correlated to SRPF outcome except for muscular strength. OB children reported a lower perception of fitness that could limit participation in PA/exercise programs. The evaluation of anthropometric patterns may be useful to prescribe a tailored exercise program considering individual better self-perception outcomes to obtain an optimal PA adherence.
Keywords: children with obesity; self-reported physical fitness; physical activity; adiposity indexes children with obesity; self-reported physical fitness; physical activity; adiposity indexes

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Vandoni, M.; Lovecchio, N.; Carnevale Pellino, V.; Codella, R.; Fabiano, V.; Rossi, V.; Zuccotti, G.V.; Calcaterra, V. Self-Reported Physical Fitness in Children and Adolescents with Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Analysis on the Level of Alignment with Multiple Adiposity Indexes. Children 2021, 8, 476. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8060476

AMA Style

Vandoni M, Lovecchio N, Carnevale Pellino V, Codella R, Fabiano V, Rossi V, Zuccotti GV, Calcaterra V. Self-Reported Physical Fitness in Children and Adolescents with Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Analysis on the Level of Alignment with Multiple Adiposity Indexes. Children. 2021; 8(6):476. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8060476

Chicago/Turabian Style

Vandoni, Matteo, Nicola Lovecchio, Vittoria Carnevale Pellino, Roberto Codella, Valentina Fabiano, Virginia Rossi, Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti, and Valeria Calcaterra. 2021. "Self-Reported Physical Fitness in Children and Adolescents with Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Analysis on the Level of Alignment with Multiple Adiposity Indexes" Children 8, no. 6: 476. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8060476

APA Style

Vandoni, M., Lovecchio, N., Carnevale Pellino, V., Codella, R., Fabiano, V., Rossi, V., Zuccotti, G. V., & Calcaterra, V. (2021). Self-Reported Physical Fitness in Children and Adolescents with Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Analysis on the Level of Alignment with Multiple Adiposity Indexes. Children, 8(6), 476. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8060476

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