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Physical Fitness, Screen Time and Sleep Habits According to Obesity Levels in Schoolchildren: Findings from the Health Survey of the Extreme South of Chile

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  • Fernanda Carrasco-Marín

    (Centro de Vida Saludable, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 407386, Chile)

  • Fanny Petermann-Rocha

    (Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago 8370068, Chile)

  • Miquel Martorell

    (Centro de Vida Saludable, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 407386, Chile
    Departamento de Nutrición y Dietética, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 407386, Chile)

  • Yenny Concha-Cisternas

    (Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, Talca 3460000, Chile
    Pedagogía en Educación Física, Facultad de Educación, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Talca 3460000, Chile)

  • Solange Parra-Soto

    (Department of Nutrition and Public Health, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chillan 3780000, Chile
    School Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK)

  • Rafael Zapata-Lamana

    (Escuela de Educación, Universidad de Concepción, Los Ángeles 4440000, Chile)

  • Javier Albornoz-Guerrero

    (Departamento de Educación y Humanidades, Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas 6200000, Chile)

  • Guillermo García-Pérez-de-Sevilla

    (Faculty of Sports Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain)

  • Maria Antonia Parra-Rizo

    (Faculty of Health Sciences, Valencian International University (VIU), 46002 Valencia, Spain
    Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Social and Health Sciences, Campus of Elche, Miguel Hernandez University (UMH), 03202 Elche, Spain)

  • Igor Cigarroa

    (Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, Los Ángeles 4440000, Chile)

Abstract

Obesity is a worry because it is associated with a greater burden of disease, and it has been shown to be related to the health habits and physical condition of children and adolescents. Objective: To associate physical fitness, screen time, and sleep habits with the different categories of obesity in schoolchildren from the extreme south of Chile. Methods: 583 schoolchildren were included in this cross-sectional analysis. The screen time and sleep habits were measured with the Sleep Self-Report questionnaire, while the physical fitness was assessed with the Alpha Fitness test battery. The Body Mass Index/age (BMI/age) and the Waist-to-Height ratio (WtHr) were used to define adiposity using the following categories: healthy weight/low-risk waist-to-height ratio (H/LR), healthy weight/high-risk waist-to-height ratio (H/HR), overweight/low-risk waist to height ratio (O/LR), and overweight/high-risk waist to height ratio (O/HR). Results: A considerable number of schoolchildren (23.2%) presented sleep problems, while the mean screen time was 9.3 (95% CI: 8.4; 10.1) hours/day. Schoolchildren classified as H/HR showed better physical fitness than the O/HR group but worse physical fitness than the H/LR group. Conclusions: Significant differences were evidenced in the physical fitness between the adiposity categories, which could open future lines of research concerning the characterization of the healthy weight-obese adiposity categories in children.

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  • Fernanda Carrasco-Marín & Fanny Petermann-Rocha & Miquel Martorell & Yenny Concha-Cisternas & Solange Parra-Soto & Rafael Zapata-Lamana & Javier Albornoz-Guerrero & Guillermo García-Pérez-de-Sevilla &, 2022. "Physical Fitness, Screen Time and Sleep Habits According to Obesity Levels in Schoolchildren: Findings from the Health Survey of the Extreme South of Chile," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(20), pages 1-13, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:20:p:13690-:d:949520
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