Investigating the amount of physical activity and its effect on the physical composition of elementary school students in Nahavand
Poster Presentation
Paper ID : 1611-SSRC
Authors
1عضو هیات علمی دانشگاه بوعلی - مجتمع اموزش عالی نهاوند
2گروه تربیت بدنی دانشگاه لرستان ، لرستان، ایران
Abstract
Abstract
Background: Regular physical activity is one of the health indicators of societies and has a positive relationship with the enhancement of physical well-being. About 3.2 million people die each year due to lack of physical activity. Unfortunately, the surveys conducted in Iran indicate that more than 70% of people do not have enough physical activity. Physical activity during childhood will lead to physical health through maintaining energy balance and having an optimal weight, improving the cardiovascular system, increasing the density of minerals in the bones. To this purpose, this study aims to investigate the relationship between physical activity and body composition in male students aged 11 to 13 years. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the amount of physical activity and its effect on the physical composition of elementary school students in Nahavand. Methodology: In this descriptive-survey research, 50 students aged 11 to 13 who were studying in schools in Nahavand in the academic year of 2023 were selected using Cochran's formula and Morgan's table. In this study, the international physical activity questionnaire for children and adolescents PAQ-C were used to analyze the body composition including fat mass (FM), Body mass index (BMI), Waist-Hip Ratio (WHR) using the in body composition 270 device. After the data collections, to test the hypotheses, Pearson's and Spearman's correlation coefficients were analyzed in the SPSS24 software environment at a significance level of P<0.05. Results: When Pearson's correlation coefficient was used it was found that physical activity has an inverse (negative) relationship with BMI and WHR and FM body composition, significance level was P<0.05. However, Spearman's correlation coefficient showed an inverse (negative) and significant relationship between physical activity questionnaire with BMI and WHR, P<0.05. Conclusion: The results showed that physical activity reduces some body composition indicators that are related to cardiovascular diseases and metabolic syndrome. Therefore, it was concluded that physical activity prevents disease and improves people's health.
Background: Regular physical activity is one of the health indicators of societies and has a positive relationship with the enhancement of physical well-being. About 3.2 million people die each year due to lack of physical activity. Unfortunately, the surveys conducted in Iran indicate that more than 70% of people do not have enough physical activity. Physical activity during childhood will lead to physical health through maintaining energy balance and having an optimal weight, improving the cardiovascular system, increasing the density of minerals in the bones. To this purpose, this study aims to investigate the relationship between physical activity and body composition in male students aged 11 to 13 years. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the amount of physical activity and its effect on the physical composition of elementary school students in Nahavand. Methodology: In this descriptive-survey research, 50 students aged 11 to 13 who were studying in schools in Nahavand in the academic year of 2023 were selected using Cochran's formula and Morgan's table. In this study, the international physical activity questionnaire for children and adolescents PAQ-C were used to analyze the body composition including fat mass (FM), Body mass index (BMI), Waist-Hip Ratio (WHR) using the in body composition 270 device. After the data collections, to test the hypotheses, Pearson's and Spearman's correlation coefficients were analyzed in the SPSS24 software environment at a significance level of P<0.05. Results: When Pearson's correlation coefficient was used it was found that physical activity has an inverse (negative) relationship with BMI and WHR and FM body composition, significance level was P<0.05. However, Spearman's correlation coefficient showed an inverse (negative) and significant relationship between physical activity questionnaire with BMI and WHR, P<0.05. Conclusion: The results showed that physical activity reduces some body composition indicators that are related to cardiovascular diseases and metabolic syndrome. Therefore, it was concluded that physical activity prevents disease and improves people's health.
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