Body composition and physical fitness of undernourished South African rural primary school children

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between the body composition characteristics, body mass index (BMI), sum of skinfolds (SSF), % body fat (%BF), fat-free mass (FFM) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and nine physical fitness items in undernourished rural primary sch...

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Published in:European journal of clinical nutrition 2005-07, Vol.59 (7), p.877-883
Main Authors: Monyeki, M.A, Koppes, L.L.J, Kemper, H.C.G, Monyeki, K.D, Toriola, A.L, Pienaar, A.E, Twisk, J.W.R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Anthropometry
Biological and medical sciences
Body Composition
Body Constitution - physiology
Body fat
Body Mass Index
Body measurements
Body size
Body weight
Child
Child Nutrition Disorders - physiopathology
Children
Children & youth
Clinical Nutrition
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diet
Elementary school students
elementary students
Epidemiology
Exercise Test
fat free mass
Fat-free body mass
Female
Girls
Humans
Internal Medicine
Longitudinal Studies
Male
malnutrition
Medical sciences
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Metabolic Diseases
Muscles
Nutrition
Nutritional Status
original-communication
Overweight
Physical fitness
Physical Fitness - physiology
Public Health
Regression coefficients
Rural areas
rural health
Rural Population
rural youth
school children
Sex Factors
skinfold thickness
South Africa
waist-to-hip ratio
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Summary:Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between the body composition characteristics, body mass index (BMI), sum of skinfolds (SSF), % body fat (%BF), fat-free mass (FFM) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and nine physical fitness items in undernourished rural primary school children in Ellisras, South Africa. Design: A cross-sectional study. Setting: The study consisted of 462 boys and 393 girls who were aged 7-14 y. Measurements: Five body composition measures were assessed: BMI, SSF, %BF, FFM and WHR. Nine physical fitness test items were assessed: standing long jump, bent arm hang, sit-ups, 10 x 5 m shuttle run, 50 m sprint, 1600 m run, flamingo balance, sit and reach, plate tapping. Results: BMI was highly correlated with FFM (r=0.7, P
ISSN:0954-3007
1476-5640
DOI:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602153