Evaluating the Physical Development of Early Age Schoolchildren (7–10 Years): Cohort Study Results

Background: Misbalance between energy intake and consumption is considered the main reason of obesity. However, over the recent years there has been a lot of emerging data concerning early origins of obesity that forms during intrauterine development and/or early age periods.Objective: Our aim was t...

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Main Authors: M. V. Khodzhieva, V. A. Skvortsova, T. E. Borovik, L. S. Namazova-Baranova, T. V. Margieva, T. V. Bushueva, O. S. Melnichuk, S. V. Nekrasova
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Published: Union of pediatricians of Russia 2016-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.pedpharma.ru/jour/article/view/1442
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author M. V. Khodzhieva
V. A. Skvortsova
T. E. Borovik
L. S. Namazova-Baranova
T. V. Margieva
T. V. Bushueva
O. S. Melnichuk
S. V. Nekrasova
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V. A. Skvortsova
T. E. Borovik
L. S. Namazova-Baranova
T. V. Margieva
T. V. Bushueva
O. S. Melnichuk
S. V. Nekrasova
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description Background: Misbalance between energy intake and consumption is considered the main reason of obesity. However, over the recent years there has been a lot of emerging data concerning early origins of obesity that forms during intrauterine development and/or early age periods.Objective: Our aim was to study how physically developed are the children of early school ages.Methods: The study included children aged 7 to 10 years. Their physical development was assessed with the WHO AnthroPlus (2009) software.Results: 652 children were examined. Of them, balanced development was found in: according to the WAZ index (body mass/age) — 466/530 (87,9%) schoolchildren; HAZ index (height/age) — 620/652 (95,1%); BAZ (body mass index/age) — only 438/652 (67,2%) children. Excessive body weight was found in 61 (18,8%) of the 324 girls and 65 (19,8%) of the 328 boys (р = 0,891), obesity — in 24 (7,4%) and 52 (15,9%) children correspondingly (р = 0,038).Conclusion: Having evaluated the physical development of early aged schoolchildren between the ages of 7 and 10 years, it is possible to state that there is evidence in favour of higher readings of mass-weight indexes as compared to the standard WHO population. Every third early age schoolchild can have physical development deviations, at the same time boys are obese twice as often as girls.
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spelling doaj-art-c0776534eb7d4a5bb803f6ff3958f68d2025-08-20T03:39:29ZrusUnion of pediatricians of RussiaПедиатрическая фармакология1727-57762500-30892016-11-0113436236610.15690/pf.v13i4.16081423Evaluating the Physical Development of Early Age Schoolchildren (7–10 Years): Cohort Study ResultsM. V. Khodzhieva0V. A. Skvortsova1T. E. Borovik2L. S. Namazova-Baranova3T. V. Margieva4T. V. Bushueva5O. S. Melnichuk6S. V. Nekrasova7Scientific Center of Children’s HealthScientific Center of Children’s Health; M.F. Vladimirsky Moscow District Scientific Research Clinical InstituteScientific Center of Children’s Health; Sechenov First Moscow State Medical UniversityScientific Center of Children’s Health; Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University; Pirogov Russian National Research Medical UniversityScientific Center of Children’s Health; Sechenov First Moscow State Medical UniversityScientific Center of Children’s HealthScientific Center of Children’s HealthScientific Center of Children’s HealthBackground: Misbalance between energy intake and consumption is considered the main reason of obesity. However, over the recent years there has been a lot of emerging data concerning early origins of obesity that forms during intrauterine development and/or early age periods.Objective: Our aim was to study how physically developed are the children of early school ages.Methods: The study included children aged 7 to 10 years. Their physical development was assessed with the WHO AnthroPlus (2009) software.Results: 652 children were examined. Of them, balanced development was found in: according to the WAZ index (body mass/age) — 466/530 (87,9%) schoolchildren; HAZ index (height/age) — 620/652 (95,1%); BAZ (body mass index/age) — only 438/652 (67,2%) children. Excessive body weight was found in 61 (18,8%) of the 324 girls and 65 (19,8%) of the 328 boys (р = 0,891), obesity — in 24 (7,4%) and 52 (15,9%) children correspondingly (р = 0,038).Conclusion: Having evaluated the physical development of early aged schoolchildren between the ages of 7 and 10 years, it is possible to state that there is evidence in favour of higher readings of mass-weight indexes as compared to the standard WHO population. Every third early age schoolchild can have physical development deviations, at the same time boys are obese twice as often as girls.https://www.pedpharma.ru/jour/article/view/1442childrenearly age schoolchildrenexcessive body massobesityprevalence
spellingShingle M. V. Khodzhieva
V. A. Skvortsova
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L. S. Namazova-Baranova
T. V. Margieva
T. V. Bushueva
O. S. Melnichuk
S. V. Nekrasova
Evaluating the Physical Development of Early Age Schoolchildren (7–10 Years): Cohort Study Results
Педиатрическая фармакология
children
early age schoolchildren
excessive body mass
obesity
prevalence
title Evaluating the Physical Development of Early Age Schoolchildren (7–10 Years): Cohort Study Results
title_full Evaluating the Physical Development of Early Age Schoolchildren (7–10 Years): Cohort Study Results
title_fullStr Evaluating the Physical Development of Early Age Schoolchildren (7–10 Years): Cohort Study Results
title_full_unstemmed Evaluating the Physical Development of Early Age Schoolchildren (7–10 Years): Cohort Study Results
title_short Evaluating the Physical Development of Early Age Schoolchildren (7–10 Years): Cohort Study Results
title_sort evaluating the physical development of early age schoolchildren 7 10 years cohort study results
topic children
early age schoolchildren
excessive body mass
obesity
prevalence
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