Investigation of the Relationship Between Physical Fitness And Birth Weight, Income Level And School Period in Preschool Children

Abstract

Our aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between birth weight, socio-economic status and school environment with physical fitness in preschool children.The study was carried out in 212 healthy children aged 4-6 years. PREschool Physical FITness (PREFIT) test battery developed specifically for this age range was used to evaluate the physical fitness of children. The total number of school terms that children spent at school was recorded. The statistical relationship between the physical fitness of children and the duration of school terms was found (p <0.05). In preschool children, although the birth weight and the family income level do not affect the physical fitness of children, the physical fitness of children increases with the increasing of their school term period.   

Keywords

• Birth weight,Income level,Physical fitness

Okul Öncesi Çocuklarda Fiziksel Uygunlukla Doğum Ağırlığı, Gelir Düzeyi ve Okul Süresi Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmadaki amacımız okul öncesi çocukların doğum ağırlığının, sosyo-ekonomik durumun ve okul süresinin fiziksel uygunlukla ilişkisini araştırmaktır. Çalışma Muş İl Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı’na bağlı okulların ana sınıflarında bulunan, 4-6 yaş aralığındaki 212 sağlıklı çocuklarda yapıldı. Çocukların sosyodemografik ve doğum özellikleri kaydedildikten sonra çocukların fiziksel uygunluklarını değerlendirmek için bu yaş aralığına özel geliştirilen PREschool Physical FITness (PREFIT) test bataryası kullanıldı. Çocukların okulda geçirdikleri toplam dönem sayısı kaydedildi. Çocukların fiziksel uygunlukları ile okuldaki dönem süresi arasında ilişki bulunmuştur (p<0.05). Okul öncesi çocuklarda doğum ağırlığının ve ailenin gelir düzeyinin çocukların fiziksel uygunluklarını etkilemediği bulunmasına rağmen, okulda geçirilen sürenin artmasıyla çocukların fiziksel uygunlukları artmaktadır. 

Keywords

• Doğum ağırlığı,Fiziksel uygunluk,Okul öncesi

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