在坦桑尼亚南部的学龄儿童中,身体活动,营养状况和认知表现之间的关联
Fahad S Mwakalebela1,2, Elihaika G Minja1,3,4, Yohana A Mwalugelo1
1Department of Environment Health and Ecological Science, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Morogoro, Tanzania.
Frontiers in public health
|June 25, 2025
概括
身体活动对儿童健康至关重要,大多数坦桑尼亚儿童都符合建议. 然而,活动不足会增加肥胖风险,尽管这项研究中没有影响认知表现.
科学领域:
- 儿科健康 儿科健康
- 营养科学 营养科学
- 认知神经科学 认知神经科学
背景情况:
- 身体活动对儿童健康,认知功能和疾病预防至关重要.
- 身体不活动是一个全球性的问题,特别是在低收入和中等收入国家 (LMICs).
- 在坦桑尼亚等LMIC中,关于体力活动,营养和认知的研究有限.
研究的目的:
- 评估身体活动,营养状况和认知表现之间的关联.
- 在坦桑尼亚南部农村地区的学龄儿童中调查这些关系.
主要方法:
- 动图学测量了6至13岁儿童7天的身体活动.
- 使用Flanker任务 (执行功能) 评估认知表现.
- 使用了营养状况 (体重和身高) 和统计模型.
主要成果:
- 体重正常 (77.9%) 和遵守体育活动指南 (92.6%) 的高流行率.
- 不符合体力活动建议的儿童患肥胖的可能性几乎是儿童的三倍.
- 身体活动或营养状况与认知表现之间没有发现显著的关联.
结论:
- 坦桑尼亚农村的大多数儿童都符合身体活动建议,但活动不足与肥胖有关.
- 该研究发现,身体活动,营养状况和认知表现之间没有联系.
- 需要进一步的研究来了解影响农村LMIC环境中认知结果的因素.
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