在COVID-19之前和之后,奥地利小学儿童的体能状况
Clemens Drenowatz1, Gerson Ferrari2, Klaus Greier3,4
1Division of Sport, Physical Activity and Health, University of Education Upper Austria, 4020 Linz, Austria.
AIMS public health
|June 12, 2023
概括
COVID-19政策对儿童的身体健康产生了负面影响,导致BMI升高,耐力和敏捷性降低. 促进体育活动对于扭转这些有害健康趋势至关重要.
科学领域:
- 儿科健康 儿科健康
- 公共卫生政策 公共卫生政策
- 运动科学 运动科学
背景情况:
- 由于COVID-19大流行,公共卫生政策如限制运动和关闭学校等政策变得必要.
- 这些措施虽然旨在控制病毒,但对儿童健康产生了意想不到的后果.
- 这些政策的潜在长期公共卫生影响需要进行调查.
研究的目的:
- 评估COVID-19政策对小学儿童身体健康的影响.
- 为了比较运动限制实施之前和之后的健身指标.
主要方法:
- 利用了来自奥地利超过24,500名小学儿童的数据.
- 收集了关于身体质量指数,心肺耐力,肌肉力量,速度,敏捷性,灵活性和对象控制的数据.
- 通过比较三组疫情前队列 (2016-2019年) 和一组疫情后队列 (2022年) 的健身数据.
主要成果:
- 儿童在COVID-19后的身体质量指数百分位数显著上升.
- 在大流行后,心肺耐力,敏捷性和灵活性显著下降.
- 绝对肌肉强度在流行后的队列中显着更高.
结论:
- COVID-19政策对儿童的身体健康产生了不利影响.
- 促进身体活动的有针对性的干预措施是必不可少的.
- 需要努力减轻负面健康轨迹,确保未来的公共健康.
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