This study was conducted to compare of obesity and
physical activity level of secondary school children in private school and
public schools. Total 697 students consisting of 342 girls and 355 boys
participated voluntarily in this study. Physical Activity Questionnaire for
children was used to determine physical activity levels and height-weight
measurement was performed to determine body mass index. It was found that the
overweight ratio was %9.49 of girls in public secondary schools while the ratio
of overweight girls was %18.40 in private schools. The boys' over weight ratios
were %23.58 in public schools while the ratio of overweight was % 27.5 in
private schools. Significant differences were found between BMI and weight
parameters of private and public secondary schools. No difference was found in
physical activity levels of private and public school student. Moreover, there
was no correlation between physical activity levels and BMI variables of
students in private and public school according to gender. The physical
activity levels of secondary school children’ should be increased.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | December 30, 2018 |
Acceptance Date | December 12, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 |