The Relationship of Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Birth Weight and Parental BMI on Children’ Obesity Status
Date Issued
2022-06
Author(s)
Zarko Kostovski
Serjoža Gontarev
Zorica Stankovska
Aleksandar Janković
Abstract
The aim of the study was to determine the differences in cardiorespiratory fitness, parents’ body mass index,
birth weight between a group of children with normal and
overweight / obesity and to determine how much the studied
variables affect the risk of their biological offspring being
overweight. The research was conducted on a sample of
1096 respondents, aged 6 to 10 years, randomly drawn from
several primary schools in the Skopje region. The sample
is divided into two sub-samples according to gender, 496
male respondents and 600 female respondents. Cardiorespiratory fitness was assessed with the 20m shuttle run test
according to the procedures described in FITNESSGRAM.
The children were classified into two groups, based on the
percentages of the body mass index, according to the IOTF
standard. The birth weight of the children was assessed
from the pediatric records of each child at birth. The condition of overweight / obese parents was defined according to
the classification of the World Health Organization. Data
on the education of parents (especially mothers and fathers)
were collected through a questionnaire.. The prevalence of
overweight and obesity in this study was 22.6% and 14.9%,
for the entire sample of respondents without statistically
significant gender differences. The results of the research
indicate the connection between obesity of parents and their
children. Furthermore, the results suggest that low cardiorespiratory fitness and high birth weight are predictors of
OV / OB in childhood.
birth weight between a group of children with normal and
overweight / obesity and to determine how much the studied
variables affect the risk of their biological offspring being
overweight. The research was conducted on a sample of
1096 respondents, aged 6 to 10 years, randomly drawn from
several primary schools in the Skopje region. The sample
is divided into two sub-samples according to gender, 496
male respondents and 600 female respondents. Cardiorespiratory fitness was assessed with the 20m shuttle run test
according to the procedures described in FITNESSGRAM.
The children were classified into two groups, based on the
percentages of the body mass index, according to the IOTF
standard. The birth weight of the children was assessed
from the pediatric records of each child at birth. The condition of overweight / obese parents was defined according to
the classification of the World Health Organization. Data
on the education of parents (especially mothers and fathers)
were collected through a questionnaire.. The prevalence of
overweight and obesity in this study was 22.6% and 14.9%,
for the entire sample of respondents without statistically
significant gender differences. The results of the research
indicate the connection between obesity of parents and their
children. Furthermore, the results suggest that low cardiorespiratory fitness and high birth weight are predictors of
OV / OB in childhood.
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