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    Day-to-day physical functioning and disability in obese 10- to 13-year-olds

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    Tsiros, M.
    Buckley, J.
    Howe, P.
    Olds, T.
    Walkley, J.
    Taylor, L.
    Mallows, R.
    Hills, A.
    Kagawa, Masaharu
    Coates, A.
    Date
    2013
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Tsiros, M. and Buckley, J. and Howe, P. and Olds, T. and Walkley, J. and Taylor, L. and Mallows, R. et al. 2013. Day-to-day physical functioning and disability in obese 10- to 13-year-olds. Pediatric Obesity. 8 (1): pp. 31-41.
    Source Title
    Pediatric Obesity
    DOI
    10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00083.x
    ISSN
    2047-6302
    School
    School of Public Health
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59283
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    Abstract

    Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate whether obesity is related to impaired day-to-day physical functioning and disability in children. Methods: An observational case-control study was conducted in three Australian states. Obese (n = 107) and healthy-weight (n = 132) 10- to 13-year-olds (132 male, 107 female) were recruited via media advertisements. Assessment of body composition (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry), locomotor capacity (six-minute walk test [6MWT], timed up and down stairs test [TUDS] and timed up and go [TUG]) and child-reported physical health-related quality of life (HRQoL) were undertaken. Participants wore an accelerometer for 8 days and completed two use-of-time telephone interviews to assess participation in key life areas. Results: Compared with their healthy-weight counterparts, obese children had lower physical HRQoL scores (P < 0.01) and reduced locomotor capacity (TUDS z-score, TUG and 6MWT; P < 0.01). Higher percent body fat was significantly related to lower physical HRQoL scores (r = -0.48, P < 0.01), slower performance times for the TUDS and TUG (r = 0.59 and 0.26 respectively, P < 0.01), shorter 6MWT distances (r = -0.51, P < 0.01) and reduced time spent in community participation activities (r = -0.23, P < 0.01). Conclusions: As anticipated, obesity appears to undermine physical functioning in children, including the capacity to perform basic locomotor skills yet, unexpectedly, participation in key life areas related to physical functioning appeared largely unaffected.

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