Overweight Children
Conditions
Brief summary
Early childhood obesity is a serious worldwide problem, and fundamental movement skills (FMS) are very important factors in human movement. Thus, several advanced studies have examined the associations between FMS, body mass index (BMI) and quality of life. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between FMS, BMI and quality of life in Egyptian school aged children.
Detailed description
A total of 216 primary school aged children, aged 5-7 y from both sex participated in this study. FMS were measured using the Test of Gross Motor Development-II (TGMD-II), and BMI was calculated as the weight (kg) divided by the square of the height (m) \[weight/ height2\] ,and quality of life was measured by PedsQol scale
Interventions
OTHERfundamental movement skills
measured by test of gross motor development
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Years to 7 Years
Inclusion criteria
\- normal school aged children , aged 5-7 years with different weight categories
Exclusion criteria
* children with visual or auditory problems or those who experienced surgery in their lower limbs 1 year before study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| test of gross motor development | 3 months | a valid and reliable test for assessing fundamental movement skills in children aged 3-10 years |
| body mass index | 3 months | used to assess anthropometric measurements |
| PedsQol scale | 3 months | used to assess quality of life in children. generic core scale will be used and total score will be used in analysis |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactAlaa F AL-Nemr, Phd
Backup ContactAlaa f alnemr
Outcome results
None listed