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Aznar, S., Laguna, M., Lara, M.T., Gallardo, C., Garcia-Pastor, T.,
& Ruiz, J. (2013). Obesity and
physical activity patterns in
children and adolescents .
Journal of Pediatrics and Child
Health , 942-949.
Purpose
Participants
Findings
To measure
objectively and
accurately the
physical activity (PA)
patterns in children
and adolescents
according to their
obesity status,
gender and age
groups.
N=761
Children = 487
Age=9
Male=233
Female=256
Adolescents = 274
Age=15
Male=141
Female=133
To evaluate the
current literature and
to provide further
insight into the role
physical inactivity
plays in the
development of
chronic disease and
premature death.
152 articles
To examined physical
activity (PA) levels of
overweight and
nonoverweight
African American and
Caucasian students (n
= 198) during game
play in physical
education classes
N= 198
Age=14.60.4
Male=98
Female=100
Confirmed the
effectiveness of regular
physical activity in the
primary and secondary
prevention of several
chronic diseases (e.g.,
cardiovascular disease,
diabetes, cancer,
hypertension, obesity,
depression and
osteoporosis) and
premature death.
No significant difference in
steps per minute between
overweight and
nonoverweight students
regardless of game.
Emphasizes the
importance physical
education plays in
providing both overweight
and nonoverweight
students with
opportunities for physical
activity
36 articles
105 articles
obesity.
- cardiovascular diseases
(mainly heart disease and
stroke), which were the
leading cause of death in
2012;
diabetes;
musculoskeletal disorders
(especially osteoarthritis);
some cancers
(endometrial, breast, and
colon).