Pubblicazioni

Autori:

Gallotta, Maria Chiara; Zimatore, Giovanna; Falcioni, Lavinia; Migliaccio, Silvia; Lanza, Massimo; Schena, Federico; Biino, Valentina; Giuriato, Matteo; Bellafiore, Marianna; Palma, Antonio; Battaglia, Giuseppe; Baldari, Carlo; Guidetti, Laura

Titolo:

Influence of geographical area and living setting on children's weight status, motor coordination, and physical activity

Anno:

2022

Tipologia prodotto:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Lingua:

Inglese

Formato:

Elettronico

Referee:

Sì

Nome rivista:

FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS

ISSN Rivista:

2296-2360

N° Volume:

9

Numero o Fascicolo:

794284

Intervallo pagine:

1-11

Parole chiave:

overweight; obesity; movement skills; gender; geographical area; living setting; health cities

Breve descrizione dei contenuti:

This study was aimed (i) to examine the effect of living setting (rural vs. urban), geographical area (North vs. Center vs. South), and gender (boys vs. girls) on weight status, motor coordination, and physical activity (PA) level of Italian school-age children; (ii) to examine differences in the neighborhood walkability of different school areas from different geographical areas and living settings; and (iii) to examine whether motor coordination, PA level, geographical areas, living setting, neighborhood walkability, and gender could predict children's weight status. We assessed anthropometric parameters, gross motor coordination, and PA level in 1,549 children aged between 8 and 13 years. Results revealed that Central children had higher BMI than Northern and Southern children (η2 = 0.01). Moreover, Northern children showed the highest motor quotient (η2 = 0.148) and PA level (η2 = 0.02), followed by Southern and Central children, respectively. Children from the South of Italy attended schools located in neighborhoods with the highest Walk Score®. Urban children attended schools located in neighborhoods with a higher Walk Score® than rural children. Lower motor quotient (MQ), lower PA level, and living in a rural setting and in a car-dependent neighborhood were associated with a higher relative risk for obesity. Being a girl was associated with a lower relative risk for obesity. The alarming high percentage of overweight and obesity in children as well as motor coordination impairments revealed the urgent need of targeted PA interventions in pediatric population.

Pagina Web:

https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.794284

Id prodotto:

124828

Handle IRIS:

11562/1057497

ultima modifica:

15 novembre 2022

Citazione bibliografica:

Gallotta, Maria Chiara; Zimatore, Giovanna; Falcioni, Lavinia; Migliaccio, Silvia; Lanza, Massimo; Schena, Federico; Biino, Valentina; Giuriato, Matteo; Bellafiore, Marianna; Palma, Antonio; Battaglia, Giuseppe; Baldari, Carlo; Guidetti, Laura, Influence of geographical area and living setting on children's weight status, motor coordination, and physical activity «FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS» , vol. 9 , n. 794284 , 2022 , pp. 1-11

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