Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: October | Volume: 9 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 46-49
Relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Physical Fitness in School Going Children in Deccan, Pune
Khushboo P Adhvaryu1, Dr. Shruti Ghate2
1Intern at Smt. Kashibai Navale College of PT, Pune
2Associate professor at Smt. Kashibai Navale College of PT, Pune
Corresponding Author: Khushboo P Adhvaryu
ABSTRACT
Background: Childhood fitness is an emerging area of concern as prevalence of childhood obesity is rising. Excess body weight in childhood and adolescence is associated with higher risk of premature death and disability in adulthood. India also faces a major problem of underweight. Underweight children are more prone to malnutrition and undernutrition. Hence our study was undertaken to find out the relationship between BMI and fitness in school going children.
Type of study: Cross-sectional study.
Method: 235 school going children of age group 8-11 years were selected purposively in the study from various schools in Pune. Their height, weight and BMI were noted. President’s fitness challenge (partial curl ups, shuttle run, v sit and reach, endurance run and walk and right-angle push ups) were administered to all the students.
Statistical analysis: Spearman’s correlation test was used to find the correlation between BMI and physical fitness.
Results: Very weak negative correlation was established between BMI and curl ups (r value -0.12) v sit and reach (r value -0.002) endurance run (r value -0.07) right angle push ups (r value -0.15) and very weak positive correlation was established between BMI and shuttle run (r value 0.08).
Conclusion: The study concludes that basic levels of physical fitness in school going children are low.
Key words: Childhood obesity, Childhood undernutrition, BMI, Physical fitness.