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Obesity, diet, and physical activity level of elementary school pupils in an agricultural area where most pupils are driven to and from school

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15500568
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Eating habits, studies on eating habits
Research InstitutionKobe Women's Junior College

Principal Investigator

ITOI Aya  Kobe Women's Junior College, Department of Human life Studies, associate, 総合生活学科, 助手 (40333265)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KIMURA Misaka  Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, School of Nursing, professor, 医学部・看護学科, 教授 (90150573)
MORIMOTO Taketoshi  Kobe Women's Junior College, President, professor, 総合生活学科, 元学長・教授 (30079694)
Project Period (FY) 2003 – 2004
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2004)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Keywordsrural / children / obesity / diet / activity level
Research Abstract

[Introduction] In this study, the states of obesity, physical activities, and diet of 4th-6th graders were examined in an agricultural area of the Tohoku district, where most pupils were driven to and from school. The physique (height, weight, BMI), physical activity level (pedometer with an acceleration sensor ; Kenz), and nutritional intake (calculated with Wellness21, Top-Business) were investigated in 226 elementary school pupils during a 7-day period including 2 or 3 holydays in fall.
[Results] The percentage of obese children was higher than the national average. After school, the pupils spent the longest time in watching TV, followed by playing outside. Most of them were driven to school and back home, and the mean time of walking to and back from school was 4 minutes. The mean number of steps of daily walking was 13,075 in the males and 10,235 in the females, but it decreased on holidays to about 60% of the numbers on weekdays. A significant correlation was observed between the … More activity index and the number of steps of walking, and the numbers of steps that correspond to a relatively low activity level (AI 1.5) and an appropriate activity level (AI 1.7) were estimated to be 13,665 and 22,438, respectively. Their diet was characterized by marked deficiency of iron and calcium, high intakes of meat and sweets, and low intakes of vegetables and fruits. A smaller percent of overweight children practiced sports than normal weight children.
[Conclusions] The following characteristics were observed in the subjects of this study : 1) a high percentage of obese children, 2) inadequacy of the number of walking steps, and 3) a lower percentage of obese children participating in sports activities than non-obese children. Therefore, an increase in the physical activity level is considered to be necessary for the prevention of obesity. For this purpose, in addition to administrative measures to increase exercise opportunities in the community such as the establishment of a general sports club, actions such as encouraging pupils to walk to school are considered to be effective. Less

Report

(3 results)
  • 2004 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (14 results)

All 2005 2004 2003 Other

All Journal Article (12 results) Publications (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] 女子学生の身体活動量と栄養摂取状況(平成15年度看護系大学入学生における調査結果)2005

    • Author(s)
      糸井亜弥, 木村みさか
    • Journal Title

      神戸女子短期大学論攷 第50巻

      Pages: 85-94

    • NAID

      120006775644

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 東北農村部の小学校高学年児童における生活活動量と栄養素摂取に関する調査2005

    • Author(s)
      糸井亜弥, 木村みさか
    • Journal Title

      日本生理人類学会誌 10(2)

      Pages: 35-40

    • NAID

      110002558329

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Activity Level and Nutritional Intakes of Females Students - Results in Students of a Nursing College Newly Enrolled in 20032005

    • Author(s)
      Aya Itoi, Misaka Kimura
    • Journal Title

      The Society of the Kobe Women's Junior College 50

      Pages: 85-94

    • NAID

      120006775644

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] A Survey of the Activity Level and Nutritional Intakes of 4th-6th Graders in an Agricultural Area of the Tohoku District2005

    • Author(s)
      Aya Itoi, Misaka Kimura
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Physiological Anthropology 10(2) (intend to publish)

      Pages: 35-40

    • NAID

      110002558329

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 女子学生の身体活動量と栄養摂取状況(平成15年度看護系大学入学生における調査結果)2005

    • Author(s)
      糸井亜弥, 木村みさか
    • Journal Title

      神戸女子短期大学論攷 第5巻

      Pages: 85-94

    • NAID

      120006775644

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 東北農村部の小学校高学年児童における生活活動量と栄養素摂取に関る調査2005

    • Author(s)
      糸井亜弥, 木村みさか
    • Journal Title

      日本生理人類学会誌

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 女子学生の身体活動量と栄養摂取状況(平成14年度看護系大学入学生における調査結果)2004

    • Author(s)
      糸井亜弥, 木村みさか
    • Journal Title

      ウォーキング研究 第8号

      Pages: 171-176

    • NAID

      40006593989

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report 2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Activity level and nutritional intakes of female students : Results in Students of a Nursing College Enrolled in 20022004

    • Author(s)
      Aya Itoi, Misaka Kimura
    • Journal Title

      Walking Research 8

      Pages: 171-176

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 女子学生の活動量と栄養摂取に関する調査(第1報:平成13年度看護系大学入学生における調査結果)2003

    • Author(s)
      木村みさか, 糸井亜弥 他
    • Journal Title

      京都府立医科大学看護学科紀要 第12巻 2号

      Pages: 83-89

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 農村地域の小学校高学年児童における活動量と栄養摂取に関する調査2003

    • Author(s)
      糸井亜弥, 田中靖人, 木村みさか
    • Journal Title

      学校保健研究 第45巻 5号

      Pages: 454-464

    • NAID

      10017404521

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Activity Level and Nutritional Intakes of Female Students : Part 1 : Results in Students of a Nursing College Newly Enrolled in 20012003

    • Author(s)
      Misaka Kimura, Aya Itoi, Ryoko Nakai, Kumiko Ise, Yasuhito Tanaka
    • Journal Title

      Bulletin of School of Nursing Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine 12(2)

      Pages: 83-89

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] A Survey of Activity Level and Nutritional Intakes in 4th-6th Graders of an Agricultural2003

    • Author(s)
      Aya Itoi, Yasuhito Tanaka, Misaka Kimura
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of School Health 45(5)

      Pages: 454-464

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 木村みさか, 糸井亜弥 他: "女子学生の活動量と栄養摂取に関する調査(第1報:平成13年度看護系大学入学生における調査結果)"京都府立医科大学看護学科紀要. 第12巻 2号. 83-89 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 糸井亜弥, 田中靖人, 木村みさか: "農村地域の小学校高学年児童における活動量と栄養摂取に関する調査"学校保健研究. 第45巻 5号. 454-464 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report

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