Physical fitness characteristics of Omani primary school children according to body mass index.

Autor/inn/en	Delextrat, Anne; Hayes, Lawrence D.; Al Ghannami, Samia S.; Min, Yoeju; Hussein, Izzeldin; Al Oufi, Hamed; Cohen, Daniel D.; Ghebremeskel, Kebreab
Titel	Physical fitness characteristics of Omani primary school children according to body mass index. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Fitnesscharakteristika omanischer Grundschulkinder je nach Body-Mass-Index.
Quelle	In: Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness, 59 (2019) 3, S. 440-448 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4707; 1827-1928
DOI	10.23736/S0022-4707.18.08136-7
Schlagwörter	Empirische Untersuchung; Leistungsfähigkeit; Motorische Entwicklung; Grundschule; Kind; Leistungsfähigkeit; Fitness; Motorische Entwicklung; Oman; Sportmotorik; Ausdauer; Muskelkraft; Schnelligkeit; Body-Mass-Index; Kind; Grundschule; Körper (Biol); Muskelkraft; Ausdauer; Fitness; Schnelligkeit; Sportmotorik; Body-Mass-Index; Oman
Abstract	BACKGROUND: There is evidence that children with high cardiorespiratory fitness and normal body mass index (BMI) have less risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), however limited research was undertaken in Omani children. Therefore the aims of the present study were to describe body composition and physical fitness of a large cohort of Omani school children of both genders, and to investigate the effects of weight status on physical fitness. METHODS: Three hundred and fourteen Omani school children aged 9 to 10 years old took part in anthropometric assessments, body composition and fitness tests, including handgrip strength, the basketball chest pass, broad jump, 20-m sprint, four 10-m shuttle agility, 30-s sit-up, and multistage fitness test (MSFT). RESULTS: Obese boys and girls performed worse than normal-weight children in sprint, agility and endurance. In addition, fitness measures in the overweight group and underweight groups were not significantly different from other groups, except a better handgrip strength and poorer MSFT in overweight compared to normal weight girls, and poorer agility performance in underweight girls compared to the three other groups. CONCLUSIONS: Most fitness measures are lower in obese Omani children, which suggests that they will be more at risk of developing NCDs later in life. (Autor).
Erfasst von	Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn
Update	2020/2