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Assessment of Child Anthropometry in a Large Epidemiologic Study
Published on: February 2, 2017
Body type, body esteem, school, and leisure: A study of overweight, average, and underweight adolescents
1University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Abstract:
This study considered the characteristics, sports and leisure involvement, and social relations of approximately 1000 15- to 16-year-old pupils categorized as "overweight," "underweight," or "average" in terms of ponderal index scores. Academic attainment, social class and physical education teachers' perceptions were also considered. While results showed that pupils with average physiques were superior to the other two groups in fitness, the main and consistent contrasts among groups revolved around teachers' perceptions, body image, and peer group involvement. Thus overweight and underweight adolescents appeared at some disadvantage in certain social and educational encounters.
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