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Assessment of Child Anthropometry in a Large Epidemiologic Study
Published on: February 2, 2017
青春期における身体活動と体量指数の変化の関係:多センター縦断研究
Sue Y S Kimm1, Nancy W Glynn, Eva Obarzanek
1Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA. skimm@salud.unm.edu
Lancet (London, England)
|July 26, 2005
まとめ
少女の身体活動の減少を防ぐことは,肥満を減らすための鍵です. 低活動レベルは,より高いボディマス指数 (BMI) と肥満と相関しており,継続的な身体活動への関与の必要性を強調しています.
科学分野:
- 小児肥満に関する研究
- 青少年の健康研究 青少年の健康研究
- 身体活動と公衆衛生
背景:
- 青少年における身体活動と肥満予防の関係については,十分に確立されていない.
- この研究では,身体活動の変化とその影響がボディマス指数 (BMI) と肥満に及ぼす影響を調査しています.
- 米国の黒人1152人,白人1135人の女の子を対象に,9~10歳から18~19歳まで追跡調査を行いました.
研究 の 目的:
- 青春期における身体活動の変化がボディマス指数 (BMI) と肥満にどのように影響するかを調べる.
- 少女の肥満予防における身体活動の役割を決定する.
- 青少年の肥満と闘うために,身体活動のレベルを維持するための証拠に基づいた勧告を提供すること.
主な方法:
- 毎年,BMIと皮膚の厚さの合計を評価する.
- 習慣的な身体活動は,ベースラインと複数のフォローアップポイント (年3,5,7〜10年) で測定されました.
- 縦回帰モデルでは,活動状態の変化 (アクティブ,適度アクティブ,非アクティブ) とBMIと肥満の変化との関連を分析した.
主要な成果:
- 週に10回分の代謝対価 (MET) の活動減少は,黒人女性と白人女性の両方で,BMIと皮膚の厚さの増加と関連していました.
- 青春期後半 (18〜19歳) までに,身体活動のある女の子と身体活動のない女の子の間で,BMIの有意な差が認められた (黒人女の子は2.98kg/m2,白人女の子は2.10kg/m2).
- 適度に活動的な女の子は,BMIと肥満の中間的変化を示し,用量反応関係を示唆しました.
結論:
- 少女の身体活動レベルの変化は,BMIと肥満に大きく影響を与えます.
- 青春期における身体活動の減少を防止することを目的とした介入は,肥満の減少に不可欠です.
- 身体活動の維持は,少女の長期的な体重管理と健康のために不可欠な戦略です.
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