Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
The impact of long-term school-based physical activity interventions on body mass index of primary school children – a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials |
| Authors: |
Hong Mei, Yuelin Xiong, Shuixian Xie, Siyu Guo, Yukun Li, Bingbing Guo, Jianduan Zhang |
| Source: |
BMC Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2016) |
| Publisher Information: |
BMC, 2016. |
| Publication Year: |
2016 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| Subject Terms: |
Children, Obesity, Physical activity, School-based intervention, Effectiveness, Randomized controlled trail, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| More Details: |
Abstract Background Physical activity (PA) intervention is a commonly recommended strategy to combat childhood obesity. However, its effectiveness has long been controversial. This paper aims to examine the effectiveness of long-term (≥12 months) school-based PA interventions on body mass index (BMI) in primary school children, who are gaining BMI. Methods Original papers were retrieved from PubMed, Google Scholar, the Cochrane Library and Web of Science, published between 1990 and 2015. The inclusion criteria were those research studies that were: randomized controlled trials (RCTs), conducted in primary school settings, had valid data on BMI at baseline and at the final follow up (or on BMI changes), and involved PA intervention that lasted for at least 12 months. Results Out of 11,158 potentially eligible articles, 18 papers were included in the analysis, involving 22,381 primary school children with intervention durations ranging from 12 to 72 months. Compared to the control groups, the BMI increment was 2.23 kg/m2 less in the intervention groups (p |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1471-2458 |
| Relation: |
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-2829-z; https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12889-016-2829-z |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/2460c71070db430eab8aea37bd7b5017 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.2460c71070db430eab8aea37bd7b5017 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
