Physical fitness of school age children post-implementation of an educational intervention to prevent childhood obesity in Morelos, Mexico

Objective. To compare the physical fitness of children from eight elementary schools in Morelos, México after the imple­mentation of an intervention to prevent childhood obesity. Materials and methods. 214 children were randomly selected (111 - intervention community and 103 - control community). P...

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Main Authors: Giovanna Gatica-Domínguez (Author), Jessica E Moreno-Saracho (Author), Jesús David Cortés (Author), Santiago Andrés Henao-Moran (Author), Juan A Rivera (Author)
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Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Objective. To compare the physical fitness of children from eight elementary schools in Morelos, México after the imple­mentation of an intervention to prevent childhood obesity. Materials and methods. 214 children were randomly selected (111 - intervention community and 103 - control community). Physical fitness was evaluated by the 6 minutes walking test and the 50 meters speed test, as well as the number of steps/day. Results. The median of time in the speed test at the intervention site was 11.3 seconds and 13.8 seconds at the control site (p<0.001). The median distance traveled in the walking test was 550 m in the intervention site and 420 m in the control site (p<0.001). The children of the intervention community took a median of 15 161 steps/ day and those of the control community took 13 749 steps/ day (p<0.05). Conclusions. Children from the intervention community have significantly better physical fitness.
Item Description:0036-3634
1606-7916
10.21149/9389