scholarly journals Correlations of Physical Activity and Psychosomatic Complaints of 10–15-Year-Old Schoolchildren

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (92) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elvyra Grinienė ◽  
Gintarė Jankauskaitė
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Student Health ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Psychosomatic Complaints ◽  
Gender Research ◽  
And Gender

Research  background  and  hypothesis.  The  society  is  concerned  not  only  about  worsening  student  health, but also medically unexplainable psychosomatic complaints which can be the risk factor for various health and behavioural problems (WHO, 2006). Research aim was to determine the dependence of psychosomatic complaints experienced by 10–15-year-old students on their physical activity, age and gender. Research methods. With reference to the international questionnaire of student health and lifestyle (WHO, 2006), a questionnaire containing 31 questions was constructed for the research. Its answers about physical activity were coded from 1 – never to 5, 7, 8 – different variants of often. The questionnaire survey was conducted in February, 2012, in two schools of Kaunas city. The research participants were 293 V–VIII-grade 10–15-year-old students. The answers were analysed with reference to students’ physical activity, age and gender. Research  results.  Most  respondents  were  moderately  or  intensively  physically  active:  more  of  them  were younger (10–12 years) than older (13–15 years), and there were more boys than girls. The students often exercised and did sports individually. Health self-assessment as good or even perfect was demonstrated by most physically active students. During the last 6 months they more rarely felt various psychosomatic complaints, especially related to negative emotions. Students of low physical activity felt more various psychosomatic complaints. Conclusion. Physically more active students rarely experienced psychosomatic complaints, which show that physical activity is a significant factor reducing negative psychosomatic emotions.Keywords: schoolchildren’s physical activity, health self-assessment, psychosomatic complaints.

scholarly journals Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients and Healthy Controls: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1978
Author(s):  
Tjaša Filipčič ◽  
Špela Bogataj ◽  
Jernej Pajek ◽  
Maja Pajek
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Habitual Physical Activity ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Comorbidity Score ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
And Gender

Hemodialysis (HD) patients have lower functional abilities compared to healthy people, and this is associated with lower physical activity in everyday life. This may affect their quality of life, but research on this topic is limited. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the relationship between habitual physical activity and quality of life in HD patients and healthy controls. Ninety-three HD patients and 140 controls participated in the study. Quality of life was assessed using a 36-item medical outcomes study short-form health survey (SF-36). Human Activity Profile (HAP) was used to assess habitual physical activity. The adjusted activity score (AAS) from HAP, age, gender, fat tissue index (FTI), lean tissue index (LTI), and Davies comorbidity score were analyzed as possible predictors of the Physical Component Summary (PCS) of the SF-36. Three sequential linear models were used to model PCS. In Model 1, PCS was regressed by gender and age; in Model 2 the LTI, FTI, and Davies comorbidity scores were added. Model 3 also included AAS. After controlling for age and gender (ModelHD 1: p = 0.056), LTI, FTI, and Davies comorbidity score effects (ModelHD 2: p = 0.181), the AAS accounted for 32% of the variation in PCS of HD patients (ModelHD 3: p < 0.001). Consequently, the PCS of HD patients would increase by 0.431 points if the AAS increased by one point. However, in healthy controls, AAS had a lower impact than in the HD sample (B = 0.359 vs. 0.431), while the corresponding effects of age and gender (ModelH 1: p < 0.001), LTI, FTI, and Davies comorbidity score (ModelH 2: p < 0.001) were adjusted for. The proportion of variation in PCS attributed to AAS was 14.9% (ModelH 3: p < 0.001). The current study results showed that physical activity in everyday life as measured by the HAP questionnaire is associated to a higher degree with the quality of life of HD patients than in healthy subjects. Routine physical activity programs are therefore highly justified, and the nephrology community should play a leading role in this effort.

scholarly journals Physical activity benefits of attending a senior center depend largely on age and gender: a study using GPS and accelerometry data

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oriol Marquet ◽  
Monika Maciejewska ◽  
Xavier Delclòs-Alió ◽  
Guillem Vich ◽  
Jasper Schipperijn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Senior Center ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals Influence of the Perception of Barriers in Practice of PA in Adolescents: Explanatory Model

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 380
Author(s):  
Iago Portela-Pino ◽  
Myriam Alvariñas-Villaverde ◽  
Javier Martínez-Torres ◽  
Margarita Pino-Juste
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Activity Index ◽  
School Year ◽  
Factorial Model ◽  
High Fatigue ◽  
Physical Activity Index ◽  
And Gender

Background: Sedentarism is an important risk factor for non-communicable diseases. To avoid it, it is necessary to establish the barriers which influence a low level of practice of Physical Activity. Methods: This study, conducted with 833 students, aims to describe a model to explain the barriers determining the level of practice of Physical Activity in adolescents according to age, school year, BMI and gender. The inclusion of the analyzed barriers followed the tetra-factorial model: Body image/physical and social anxiety; Tiredness/laziness; Responsibilities/lack of time and Environment/facilities. Results: The barriers to Physical Activity in adolescents are fatigue and sloth, and temporary obligations. The barrier that least influences the practice of Physical Activity is the environment and body image. It is determined that the subjects with the lowest Physical Activity index were those with a high fatigue and laziness score and higher age. The level of physical activity of this population is medium (95% CI, 2.8274–2.9418). Conclusions: It is necessary to overcome tiredness or apathy towards the practice of Physical Activity, especially in those under 16 years of age.

scholarly journals TMJ Osteoarthritis/Osteoarthrosis and Immune System Factors in a Japanese Sample

2008 ◽  
Vol 78 (5) ◽  
pp. 793-798 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masato Nishioka ◽  
Hideki Ioi ◽  
Ryusuke Matsumoto ◽  
Tazuko K. Goto ◽  
Shunsuke Nakata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Immune System ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Systemic Diseases ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Japanese Sample ◽  
System Factors ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Allergies And Asthma

Abstract Objective: To determine whether there is an association between temporomandibular joint (TMJ) osteoarthritis/osteoarthrosis (OA) and immune system factors in a Japanese sample. Materials and Methods: The records of 41 subjects (7 men, aged 22.0 ± 3.8 years; 34 women, aged 24.8 ± 6.3 years) and 41 pair-matched controls (7 men, aged 22.1 ± 2.3 years; 34 women, aged 24.8 ± 6.4 years) based on age and gender were reviewed. Information on medical history included local or systemic diseases, details on medication type and use, and the presence of allergies and asthma. Dental history questions referred to details regarding past oral injuries. The validity of the hypothesis, defining allergies and asthma as risk factors in OA, was tested by using a logistic regression analysis. Results: The incidence of allergy was significantly higher in the TMJ OA (P = .008), with a mean odds ratio of 4.125 and a 95% confidence interval of 1.446–11.769. Conclusion: These results suggest that allergy may be a risk factor in association with TMJ OA in this Japanese sample.

scholarly journals Long-term effects of daily physical education throughout compulsory school on duration of physical activity in young adulthood: an 11-year prospective controlled study

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. e000360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Lahti ◽  
Björn E Rosengren ◽  
Jan-Åke Nilsson ◽  
Caroline Karlsson ◽  
Magnus K Karlsson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Compulsory School ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Prospective Controlled Study

ObjectivesWe examined whether daily physical activity (PA) during compulsory school encourages children to be more physically active during the intervention and 4 years after termination of the programme.MethodsThis prospective controlled intervention study followed the same 124 children (81 children in an intervention group and 43 controls) aged 7.7±0.6 (mean±SD) during a 7-year PA intervention and 4 years after the intervention when the children were 18.7±0.3 years old. The intervention included daily school physical education (PE) (200 min/week), whereas the controls continued with the Swedish standard of 60 min/week. Using a questionnaire, we gathered data about total PA, leisure time PA and sedentary activities (SA). Group comparisons are adjusted for age and gender, and data are provided as means with 95% CIs.ResultsAt baseline, we found similar duration of PA and SA between groups. After a mean of 7 years with intervention, the intervention group was more physically active than the controls (+4.5 (2.9 to 6.0) hours/week), whereas SA was similar (+0.6 (−2.5 to 3.9) hours/week). Four years beyond the intervention, the intervention group was still more physically active than the controls (2.7 (0.8 to 4.7) hours/week), and SA was still similar (−3.9 (−9.7 to 1.7) hours/week).ConclusionsIntervention with daily school PE throughout compulsory school is associated with higher duration of PA not only during the intervention but also 4 years after termination of the programme.

scholarly journals Objectively Measured Physical Activity In Children Aged From 5 To 8 Years / Objektivno Izmerjena Gibalna Aktivnost Od Pet- Do Osemletnih Otrok

2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadeja Volmut ◽  
Rado Pišot ◽  
Boštjan Šimunič
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
World Population ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Physical Activity Interventions ◽  
Early Afternoon ◽  
Time Periods ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Objectively Measured

AbstractObjective:Today, a majority of the world population is dealing with physical inactivity and related health problems.Moreover, while various interventions are being adopted to increase children’s physical activity, these are mostly lessoreven un-successful. One of the possible reasons for this could be the wrong timing for their instalment. Therefore,the purpose of our study is to analyse between-day and within-day physical activity in 5- to 8-year old children.Methods:Using accelerometers we monitored 97 Slovenian children (49 males) for five consecutive days.Results:We found that 5- to 8- year old Slovenian children are physically active on average between 689 and795 counts per minute, with age and gender significant factors, however both with low effect size. The averagedata was in line with the trends of the world’s population. Time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity wasnever measured in 5- to 8- year old children and we found it to be significantly longer than in slightly older children.Furthermore, we have defined the time periods with the lowest physical activity, which is in the morning, after thebreakfast. Additionally, there are some age differences, with 5-year olds being most active before lunch but lessphysically active in the early afternoon.Conclusions:In conclusion we have to emphasize and implicate to next generation studies to indicate time periodswith the lowest physical activity and to promote physical activity interventions in those periods to achieve the greatestimpact.

scholarly journals Investigation of serum homocysteine levels in relation to age and sex

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 1811
Author(s):  
N.H. AKSOY
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Metabolic Diseases ◽  
Reference Value ◽  
Methionine Metabolism ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Serum Homocysteine ◽  
Healthy Sheep ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Age And Sex

Homocysteine is a non-proteinogenic and a derived amino acid in the methionine metabolism and is a risk factor for cardiovascular and many other metabolic diseases. In this study, the purpose was to determine serum homocysteine levels in healthy sheep based on differences in age and gender. 220 healthy Akkaraman sheep, composed of both females (n=55 lambs and 55 ewes) and males (n=55 lambs and 55 rams), were used as animal samples. The measurements of serum homocysteine concentrations were performed with ELISA-HCY kit. The levels of serum homocysteine of sheep were detected in ewes, female lambs, rams and male lambs as 2,91±0,50; 2,99±0,42; 11,22±3,10; 6,43±1,26 μmol/L, respectively. The primary intent of this study was to investigation and characterization the serum Hcy concentrations in healthy sheep broken down by different ages in both genders As a result, the serum homocysteine values that can constitute a reference value for healthy breeds of sheep were determined in this study.

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