FORÇA MUSCULAR E PERCENTUAL DE GORDURA: UM ESTUDO TRANSVERSAL EM CRIANÇAS E ADOLESCENTES OBESOS E EUTRÓFICOS

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.6252101038

• Palavras-chave: Força Muscular, Obesidade Infantil, Crianças.

• Keywords: Muscle Strength, Childhood Obesity, Children.

• Abstract:

   

  Obesity is an inflammatory, chronic, multifactorial disease that is characterized by the accumulation of fat and an increase in body mass causing health damage. Thus, there is a need to study the behavior of the correlations between muscle strength and fat percentage in obese and eutrophic children and adolescents, which can be the basis for educational intervention programs, promotion of physical activity and healthy eating. The study was approved by the CAAE Ethics Committee: 09471313.0.0000.5404, Opinion number: 461.160. The sample consisted of 139 children aged 6 to 13 years, enrolled in the year 2014 in municipal schools in the city of Jacarezinho who were divided into four groups: Male Obese Group (GOM) with 37 obese children, Female Obese Group (GOF) with 42 children, Male Eutrophic Group (GEM) with 31 children and Female Eutrophic Group (GEF) with 29 children. To measure body mass, an anthropometric scale was used, height was measured with a stadiometer and the percentage of fat was assessed using the Lange adipometer. The horizontal jump test was used to evaluate the indicators of muscular strength in the lower limbs. As a result, the prevalence of fat percentage in obese groups was higher compared to eutrophic groups, male and female. As for the long jump, there was no significant difference between the groups, all of which were classified as weak. Thus, the fat percentage of the obese was higher than the eutrophic, and the obese female group showed higher values. For muscle strength, the obese showed greater damage, but both obese and eutrophic were classified as weak, with no difference between genders. Therefore, given this reality, the incentive to implement public programs to guide regular physical activity and a balanced diet are fundamental as measures to prevent obesity and comorbidities. 

   

   

   

   

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