Study of physical activity in obese adolescents in Algeria.

IF 1.3 4区医学 Q3 PEDIATRICS

Archives De Pediatrie Pub Date : 2025-01-10 DOI:10.1016/j.arcped.2024.09.009

Fouzia Yous, Salim Zaabar, Omar Aoun, Nawel Adjeroud-Abdellatif, Radia Arab, Khodir Madani

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Abstract

Objective: Adolescents are meant to spend a large part of their time practicing a hobby or sport, but currently there is a decline in their level of physical activity and sport both inside and outside schools, which can lead to a risk of obesity. The objective of the present study was to examine physical activity in obese adolescents within the school establishments of the province of Bejaia (northeastern Algeria).

Method: To determine the physical activity level (PAL) in the school population, a sample of 3,038 students with obesity comprising 1,635 girls and 1,403 boys was selected. The study focused on (a) the comparison of the intensity of physical activities practiced by girls and boys, (ii) the determination of the duration, intensity, and level of physical activity.

Results: The results show that obese girls are less active than obese boys at all ages (from 11 to 23 years) and in all locations; PALs was steady with increasing age for girls, while PALs increase with age in boys from 17 to 21. We found that some factors are associated with a decrease in PAL, such as the time spent watching television. Doing only 30 min of physical activity once a week is associated with an increase in sedentary behavior. The mean PALs of middle school (1.54) and high school (1.50) girls were lower than those observed for middle school (1.75) and high school (1.65) boys.

Conclusions: Our results show that obese girls are less active than obese boys and spend time watching television and practicing sports only at school.

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阿尔及利亚肥胖青少年的体育活动研究。

目的：青少年应该把大部分时间花在一项爱好或运动上，但目前他们在学校内外的体育活动和运动水平都在下降，这可能导致肥胖的风险。本研究的目的是调查贝加亚省（阿尔及利亚东北部）学校机构内肥胖青少年的体育活动情况。方法：选取3038名肥胖学生（其中女生1635名，男生1403名）进行体质活动水平（physical activity level， PAL）测定。该研究侧重于(a)女孩和男孩进行体育活动强度的比较，（ii）确定体育活动的持续时间、强度和水平。结果：结果显示，在所有年龄段（11 ~ 23岁）和所有地区，肥胖女孩的活动量均低于肥胖男孩；女孩的pal随年龄增长而稳定，而男孩的pal随年龄增长而增加，从17岁到21岁。我们发现一些因素与PAL下降有关，比如看电视的时间。每周只进行一次30分钟的体育活动与久坐行为的增加有关。初中女生（1.54）和高中女生（1.50）的平均pal低于初中男生（1.75）和高中男生（1.65）。结论：我们的研究结果表明，肥胖女孩比肥胖男孩更不活跃，只在学校花时间看电视和进行体育锻炼。

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Archives De Pediatrie 医学-小儿科

CiteScore

2.80

自引率

5.60%

发文量

106

审稿时长

24.1 weeks

期刊介绍： Archives de Pédiatrie publishes in English original Research papers, Review articles, Short communications, Practice guidelines, Editorials and Letters in all fields relevant to pediatrics. Eight issues of Archives de Pédiatrie are released annually, as well as supplementary and special editions to complete these regular issues. All manuscripts submitted to the journal are subjected to peer review by international experts, and must: Be written in excellent English, clear and easy to understand, precise and concise; Bring new, interesting, valid information - and improve clinical care or guide future research; Be solely the work of the author(s) stated; Not have been previously published elsewhere and not be under consideration by another journal; Be in accordance with the journal''s Guide for Authors'' instructions: manuscripts that fail to comply with these rules may be returned to the authors without being reviewed. Under no circumstances does the journal guarantee publication before the editorial board makes its final decision. Archives de Pédiatrie is the official publication of the French Society of Pediatrics.