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Longitudinal 2-Year Follow-up on the Effect of a Non-Randomised School-Based Physical Activity Intervention on Reducing Overweight and Obesity of Czech Children Aged 10–12 Years

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  • Erik Sigmund

    (Center for Kinanthropology Research, Institute of Active Lifestyle, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacky University in Olomouc, Tr. Miru 115, Olomouc 77111, Czech Republic
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Dagmar Sigmundová

    (Center for Kinanthropology Research, Institute of Active Lifestyle, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacky University in Olomouc, Tr. Miru 115, Olomouc 77111, Czech Republic
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

Abstract

Background: This study assessed whether the benefits of a 2-year longitudinal non-randomised school-based physical activity (PA) intervention programme to reduce overweight and obesity were still apparent two years after completion of the controlled intervention. Methods: The study involved 84 girls (G) and 92 boys (B) aged 10–12 years who had participated in the PA intervention in 2006–2008 as 6- to 9-year olds and were included in the intervention (I) (43 G and 45 B) and the control (C) groups (41 G and 47 B). Participants’ overweight/obesity was assessed using the percentile graph of Body Mass Index (BMI) from the World Health Organization for girls and boys aged 5–19. Logistic regression (Enter method) determined the overweight/obesity occurrence in a follow-up measurement (2010) two years after completion of the controlled intervention was used. Results: Two years after the controlled PA intervention had finished, the intervention children were less likely to be overweight/obese than the control children (2.3% GI vs. 17.1% GC , 6.7% BI vs. 23.4% BC , odds ratio: 0.25; 95% confidence interval: 0.12; 0.53; p < 0.001). Conclusions: The current study indicates favourable effects of an everyday school-based PA intervention programme on lower overweight/obesity incidence, which was maintained two years after the end of the direct involvement of the researchers.

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  • Erik Sigmund & Dagmar Sigmundová, 2013. "Longitudinal 2-Year Follow-up on the Effect of a Non-Randomised School-Based Physical Activity Intervention on Reducing Overweight and Obesity of Czech Children Aged 10–12 Years," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-17, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:10:y:2013:i:8:p:3667-3683:d:28061
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    1. Dorota Groffik & Erik Sigmund & Karel Frömel & František Chmelík & Petra Nováková Lokvencová, 2012. "The contribution of school breaks to the all-day physical activity of 9- and 10-year-old overweight and non-overweight children," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 57(4), pages 711-718, August.
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    1. Erik Sigmund & Dagmar Sigmundová & Zdenek Hamrik & Andrea Madarásová Gecková, 2014. "Does Participation in Physical Education Reduce Sedentary Behaviour in School and throughout the Day among Normal-Weight and Overweight-to-Obese Czech Children Aged 9–11 Years?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-18, January.
    2. Hidayet Suha Yuksel & Fatma Neşe Şahin & Nebojsa Maksimovic & Patrik Drid & Antonino Bianco, 2020. "School-Based Intervention Programs for Preventing Obesity and Promoting Physical Activity and Fitness: A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(1), pages 1-22, January.
    3. Dagmar Sigmundová & Erik Sigmund & Jana Vokáčová & Jaroslava Kopčáková, 2014. "Parent-Child Associations in Pedometer-Determined Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour on Weekdays and Weekends in Random Samples of Families in the Czech Republic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 11(7), pages 1-19, July.
    4. Erik Sigmund & Dagmar Sigmundová & Petr Badura & Michal Kalman & Zdenek Hamrik & Jan Pavelka, 2015. "Temporal Trends in Overweight and Obesity, Physical Activity and Screen Time among Czech Adolescents from 2002 to 2014: A National Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(9), pages 1-21, September.

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