Anthropometric profile of students in a kindergarten school of the southern region in the municipality of São José -SC

  • Daniel dos Santos Machado Programa de Pós Graduação Lato Sensu da Universidade Gama Filho em Fisiologia do Exercí­cio - Prescrição do Exercí­cio. Graduado em Educação Fí­sica pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina - PR
  • Leandra Capanema Teixeira Programa de Pós Graduação Lato Sensu da Universidade Gama Filho em Fisiologia do Exercí­cio - Prescrição do Exercí­cio. Graduada em Educação Fí­sica pela Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina - SC
  • Rafaela Liberali Programa de Pós Graduação Lato Sensu da Universidade Gama Filho em Fisiologia do Exercí­cio - Prescrição do Exercí­cio
Keywords: Anthropometric profile, BMI, Kids, Teenagers

Abstract

A transversal descriptive research was carried out with 128 students with ages from 8 to 11 in a school of São José Municipal network –SC. The study was delimited in the variables related to the anthropometric profile, specifically in the weight, height and BMI. According to the results presented the female samples presented an average weight of 28.29, of 32.67,of 36.64 and of 46.98 kg for ages 8, 9, 10 and 11 respectively. For the male ones, the average weight was 29.57, 32.23, 36.38 and 41.86 kg for ages 8, 9, 10 and 11 respectively, and it was observed a significant difference between the sexes and ages of 8 and 11 only. For the height, the results of the female sex were 1.32, 1.37, 1.43, and 1.52 m for 8, 9, 10 and 11 respectively. For the male ones, the average height was 1.34, 1.38, 1.42 and 1.47 m for 8, 9 10 and 11 respectively. It was seen a significant difference between the ages 10 and 8 and between the ages 11 and 8 and 9. It didn’t present any difference in 10 and 9 and 11 and 10. For the BMI variable, the female results were 8 years old of 16.26, of 17.35, of 17.84 and of 20.21kg/m² for 8, 9, 10 and 11 years old respectively. For male, the average BMI was 16.43, 16.92, 17.99 and 19.35 kg/m² for 8, 9, 10 and 11 respectively. When compared between the sexes and ages in the weight and height variables, this study concluded that there is significant difference and that the profile of the people that participated in the research has to do with the normality patterns.

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Published
2012-02-25
How to Cite
Machado, D. dos S., Teixeira, L. C., & Liberali, R. (2012). Anthropometric profile of students in a kindergarten school of the southern region in the municipality of São José -SC. Brazilian Journal of Obesity, Nutrition and Weight Loss, 3(17). Retrieved from https://www.rbone.com.br/index.php/rbone/article/view/175
Issue
Vol. 3 No. 17 (2009)
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Scientific Articles - Original

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