A Median Analysis of Factors Influencing Body Fatness in Urban School-Age Children in Cameroon
المؤلفون المشاركون
Niba, Loveline L.
Itor, Paul O.B.
Navti, Lifoter K.
Aurelie, Yemele K. Sibelle
Singam, Foba M.
Tange, Emmanuel A.
Atanga, Mary B.
المصدر
Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
العدد
المجلد 2019، العدد 2019 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2019)، ص ص. 1-10، 10ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2019-02-03
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
10
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Background.
Childhood overweight/obesity is a fast growing public health problem in developing countries.
The adverse health consequences of obesity have been attributed to higher body fat levels and this has drawn overwhelming attention towards more accurate assessment of body fat.
The goal of this study is to evaluate the relationships between selected behavioral factors and percentage body fat (%BF) estimated using bioelectrical impedance analysis in school-age children.
Methods.
A cross-sectional analysis was carried out in randomly selected 6- to 11-year-old children (507 boys and 501 girls).
Percentage body fat was assessed using bioelectrical impedance analysis.
The behavioral factors were reported by parents using a structured questionnaire.
Multiple quantile regression analysis was used to evaluate the relationship between the selected behavioral factors and %BF.
Results.
With quantile regression, the daily consumption of fruits and vegetables, daily breakfast consumption, and high physical activity (>4–7 times/week) were significantly (p<0.001) associated with a 4.95, 3.29, and 3.66 decrease in median %BF, respectively.
Also, consumption of snacks (>3 times a day) (p<0.001), high sedentary lifestyle (>3–6 hours/day) (p<0.001), and motorization to school (p<0.005) significantly increased the median %BF by 3.69, 3.01, and 1.39, respectively.
The largest changes in median %BF were observed in girls.
Conclusions.
Efforts are needed using longitudinal studies to clarify the effects of these behavioral factors on %BF in different regions and ethnic groups of Cameroon and also to assess whether any observed differences are of clinical relevance.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Niba, Loveline L.& Itor, Paul O.B.& Aurelie, Yemele K. Sibelle& Singam, Foba M.& Tange, Emmanuel A.& Atanga, Mary B.…[et al.]. 2019. A Median Analysis of Factors Influencing Body Fatness in Urban School-Age Children in Cameroon. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1183559
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Niba, Loveline L.…[et al.]. A Median Analysis of Factors Influencing Body Fatness in Urban School-Age Children in Cameroon. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1183559
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Niba, Loveline L.& Itor, Paul O.B.& Aurelie, Yemele K. Sibelle& Singam, Foba M.& Tange, Emmanuel A.& Atanga, Mary B.…[et al.]. A Median Analysis of Factors Influencing Body Fatness in Urban School-Age Children in Cameroon. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1183559
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1183559
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
تقوم هذه الخدمة بالتحقق من التشابه أو الانتحال في الأبحاث والمقالات العلمية والأطروحات الجامعية والكتب والأبحاث باللغة العربية، وتحديد درجة التشابه أو أصالة الأعمال البحثية وحماية ملكيتها الفكرية. تعرف اكثر