The association between sedentary behavior, physical activity, and physical fitness with body mass index and sleep time in chilean girls and boys: a cross-sectional study
Autor
Godoy Cumillaf, Andrés
Fuentes-Merino, Paola
Farías-Valenzuela, Claudio
Duclos-Bastías, Daniel
Giakoni-Ramírez, Frano
Bruneau-Chávez, José
Merellano-Navarro, Eugenio
Fecha
2023Resumen
Background: In recent decades, the school population has undergone behavioral changes
that have affected their health and adult life. The current educational scenario presents high levels
of sedentary behavior, physical inactivity, low physical fitness, high levels of obesity, and non compliance with sleep recommendations. In Chile, the scientific evidence on associations between
these behaviors is incipient. Objective: To analyze the association between sedentary behavior,
physical activity, and physical fitness with BMI and minutes of sleep in Chilean children aged 10 to
11 years. Methods: A non-probabilistic convenience sample of 222 schoolchildren aged 10 to 11 years.
The variables measured were body composition (BMI), cardiorespiratory fitness (20 m shuttle run
test), lower and upper muscular strength (long jump test and handgrip dynamometry), speed
(4 × 10 m running), and flexibility (sit and reach test). Physical activity and sleep were measured by
accelerometers. Results: Of the participants, 60.4% and 90.6% did not comply with sleep and physical
activity recommendations, respectively. Physical fitness was higher in boys in all components. The
results of the linear regression show that in girls, moderate–vigorous-intensity physical activity, lower and upper-body muscular strength, and cardiorespiratory endurance were associated with BMI and
sleep. In boys, light-intensity physical activity and upper-body muscular strength were associated
with both variables. Conclusions: Physical activity intensity, strength, and cardiorespiratory fitness
were associated with BMI and sleep; however, physical activity intensity and associated physical
fitness components differed by gender.
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Children, 10(6), 981Link de Acceso
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