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Conditions
Brief summary
Obesity is a chronic disease characterized by the breakdown of balance synergies in the muscle and joints, which may lead to decreased stability and postural adaptations. The main objective was to compare children with body mass index (BMI) above ideal with ideal and to understand the relationship between BMI and balance in 2nd cycle students. The sample of 20 students aged between 10 and 11 years. Methodology: The collection methods used were the BMI and Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) to cross the results of these two variables and to understand their relationship RESULTS: 55% of the children had a BMI above the ideal, being 30% were overweight and 25% were obese. Of the children above the ideal BMI, 81.8% are female (54.5% overweight and 27.3% obese). Subjecting the population to SEBT, it was observed that children with BMI above ideal and with a dismetria the amplitudes obtained in SEBT by both lower limbs mainly reveal present balance alterations. Conclusion: Due to the anthropometric changes caused by obesity and changes in the center of gravity, this conduction modifies the motor pattern and stabilization, which negatively influences postural control and reduces the balance of obese individuals.
Interventions
This is an observational study aimed to understand the incidence of obesity in schoolchildren by 5th and 6th school grade students from both gender of the School Group Infante D. Henriques from Viseu, as well as the possible relation with the balance.
This 5th and 6th grade population was chosen according to two different school periods, the entrance and exiting level for the twice Basic Education Cycle, This study have taken one month from participant selection process, personal identification
This is an observational study aimed to understand the incidence of obesity in schoolchildren by 5th and 6th school grade students from both gender of the School Group Infante D. Henriques from Viseu, as well as the possible relation with the balance. This 5th and 6th grade population was chosen according to two different school periods, the entrance and exiting level for the twice Basic Education Cycle, This study have taken one month from participant selection process, personal identification questionnaire fill, in order to assess body weight, a Body mass index (BMI) was conducted. Each student completes a single assessment session of approximately 30 minutes. BMI was calculated and the subjects were classified as follows: obesity, overweight, normal weight and thinness according to the proposed limits. This dues to our intent of seeing if there was already possible to compare children with BMI above ideal with children with ideal BMI in order to understand the influence of BMI and dynamic postural balance. The Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT), which is a measure of dynamic postural control, and has been chosen because it is a reliable test that evaluates dynamic stability in different planes because it is economical and validated.. The test was performed in the school gymnasium, where adhesive was applied to the soil in order to perform a star in which its segments were about 120 cm long and arranged at 45° between them, arranged with the help of the goniometer. The children were instructed that they should engage in the interception of the ribbons (being the center), so that later they would only have one foot placed in it so that with the other foot they tried to reach as far as possible the 8 segments in the following Order: Anterior, Posterior, Lateral; Medial, Anterolateral, Posterior-medial, Antero-medial, Posterior-Lateral. To facilitate children’s understanding, they were told that they should reach as far as possible the 8 vectors in the following order: North, South, East, West, Northeast, Southwest, Northwest, Southeast, and were also given the opportunity to experience the Before measurements are taken. The children performed the test and the measurements of the amplitudes reached by both lower limbs were taken for comparison.
Sponsors
Piaget Institute of Viseu
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
10 Years to 11 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
i] to be aged between 10 and 11 years; ii] understand the aims of the study and agree to participate voluntarily; iii] the provision of informed consent by students’ parents and guardians
Exclusion criteria
i] Presence of pathology a known health condition of rheumatological, orthopedic, cardio-respiratory, oncological pathology and / or diagnosed coronary disease
Outcome results
None listed