2022, Volume 16, Issue 1

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Przeglądanie 2022, Volume 16, Issue 1 według Autor "Kucharzewski, Marek"
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    Do young Polish children struggle with overweight and obesity?
    (Akademia Bialska Nauk Stosowanych im. Jana Pawła II, 2021-11-10) Potempa-Jeziorowska, Magdalena ; Jonczyk, Paweł ; Świętochowska, Elżbieta ; Kucharzewski, Marek
    Background. Excess body mass is an alarming issue among children today. The goal of the study was to evaluate the nutritional status of young primary-aged school children in Poland. Material and methods. The study included children (n=908) between 6 and 10 years of age attending elementary schools in urban and rural areas of Poland. An original questionnaire was used as the research tool in the study, which parents of the children completed. The questionnaire contained 40 questions divided into 4 parts (basic anthropometric data and family information, dietary habits, level of physical activity and level of parents’ knowledge about principles of nutrition). Nutritional status was defined by BMI values based on standardized BMI charts recommended by WHO. Results. The study found that 74.7% of children had a normal or ideal body mass and 17.1% had excess body weight (overweight and obesity). Obesity was found in 6.8% of children and overweight in 10.3%. The study didn’t reveal any significant differences in the prevalence of obesity among boys versus girls; however, overweight was found to be significantly higher among boys compared with girls (p<0.05). Children’s nutritional status was similar regardless of where they lived. Conclusions. Prevalence of eating disorders among children is at a significant level. Obesity was found to be the most uncommon eating disorder in this study group, as opposed to overweight, which was the most common. However, because the study was based on a self-reporting questionnaire, there may be issues of accuracy, reliability and compliance, especially in case of weight disorders.
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    Physical activity among primary school children aged 6-10 in Poland
    (Akademia Bialska Nauk Stosowanych im. Jana Pawła II, 2022-03-01) Potempa-Jeziorowska, Magdalena ; Jonczyk, Paweł ; Świętochowska, Elżbieta ; Kucharzewski, Marek
    Background. Physical activity (PA) is a primary stimulator of human psychosomatic development. Material and methods. The research analysis was based on data for children 6-10 years of age (n=908) attending primary schools in Poland, which were collected through indirect interviews from their parents. The research tool included an anonymous survey questionnaire for which the response rate was 20.8%. A value of p≤0.05 was taken to indicate statistical significance. Body Mass Index (BMI) was used for the assessment of the weight and height proportions. Results. Moderate PA of 3-5 hours per week had the highest percentage among girls and boys for type of PA. Moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), which equates to 5-10 hours, was selected by 17.1-28.1% of girls, depending on body weight, and was most frequent among the group of obese girls. In the group of boys, MVPA=5-10 hours was 17.2-27.6% respectively, depending on body weight. This answer was most frequently selected by boys with normal body weight (27.6%). In the both groups of girls and boys, no statistically significant differences between nutritional status and time spent on PA were noted (girls: χ²=24.00; p=0.065; boys: χ²=19.33; p=0.199). The majority of children surveyed used sports facilities 2-4 times a week. This answer was most frequently chosen by the group of obese boys (51.7%) and girls (54.8%). Conclusions. Levels of PA among the children in this study was found to be insufficient, and the amount of PA did not have a statistically significant correlation with body weight.