Research on the effect of visualization of developmental status using body composition measurement data on the formation of exercise habits during growth

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K20071
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 59030:Physical education, and physical and health education-related
• Research Institution: Kindai University
• Principal Investigator: Ohara Kumiko 近畿大学, 医学部, 助教 (60778455)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 体組成 / 発育 / 運動習慣 / 成長期 / 疫学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to promote the formation of an exercise habit using the results of body composition measurements and to determine its effectiveness.
No gender differences were found in body composition at each grade level, but the increase in body fat percentage among girls became more pronounced as they progressed through the grades.
Total physical activity was higher in the fourth grade than in the fifth and sixth grades for both sexes. By activity intensity, there was no significant difference in high-intensity activity, while moderate-intensity activity was higher in the 4th grade for boys, and low-intensity activity was highest in the 4th grade for both sexes. This suggests that although the amount of physical activity obtained from sports as a discipline was secured, physical activity in daily life, such as walking, decreased with the progression of the grade.

Free Research Field

公衆衛生学、学校保健、行動科学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

成長期に十分な骨量や筋量、および適度な脂肪量を獲得することは、将来の骨粗鬆症やサルコペニア、生活習慣病などの予防にとっても重要であり、成長の各段階に適応しながら運動習慣が形成される必要がある。体組成測定結果を用いた運動習慣形成について明らかにする本研究は、生涯にわたり運動習慣を形成・保持するための基礎的な知見を与え、且つ今後の運動習慣の行動変容に関する学問の発展や実践にも寄与する重要な位置づけとなる研究である。