Differences between gender in relation with Body Mass Index, diet quality and sedentary activities on children from 10 to 12 year

Abstract

Obesity and overweight are becoming one of the most important disorders existing on developed countries. There are various causes which influence children IMC increase such as physical activity decrease, an unbalanced diet, or sedentary activity rising. To gather information, 315 students belonging to Granada's city from 10 to 12 years old have been used. It is intended to describe and relate gender with obesity, sedentary and physical activities and diet quality. Results showed that almost all primary education students were in a normal weight and had a balanced diet. Boys used to spend more time on sedentary activities but they also spend more time on physical activities than girls. The findings bright to light the need of realizing interventions to motivate girls to increase their physical activity participation, and to educate young on the health consequences of sedentary and obesity.