Bénéfice Eric
Unité de Recherche, "Maladies de Dénutrition," ORSTOM, Institut Français de Recherche Scientifique pour le Développement en Coopération, Dakar, BP 1386, Sénégal, West-Africa.
Am J Hum Biol. 1992;4(6):717-728. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.1310040603.
Body dimensions, motor performance tests, and an aerobic stress test were measured on three different occasions on a group of 88 healthy Senegalese children, 3-6 years of age. The children were divided into 3 cohorts according to year of birth: 1985, 1984, and 1983. The children displayed linear growth approaching North American reference data but had significant weight deficits. Their growth, however, proceeded favorably compared to Senegalese children of the previous generation. In the group of children born in 1983, boys were more muscular and had less arm fat than girls. Motor performances of Senegalese children were inferior to those of European children, but after normalization by body mass, differences in jumping and throwing tasks tended to diminish. Stepwise regression showed that variations in motor performances were particularly due to age, body weight, and stature. The importance of nutritional factors is stressed to explain the development of performance and cardiorespiratory fitness of these children. © 1992 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
对一组88名3至6岁的健康塞内加尔儿童在三个不同时间点测量了身体尺寸、运动能力测试和有氧应激测试。这些儿童根据出生年份分为3组：1985年、1984年和1983年。这些儿童的线性生长接近北美参考数据，但体重明显不足。然而，与上一代塞内加尔儿童相比，他们的生长情况良好。在1983年出生的儿童组中，男孩比女孩肌肉更发达，手臂脂肪更少。塞内加尔儿童的运动能力不如欧洲儿童，但按体重进行标准化后，跳跃和投掷任务的差异趋于减小。逐步回归分析表明，运动能力的差异尤其归因于年龄、体重和身高。强调了营养因素对解释这些儿童运动能力和心肺健康发展的重要性。© 1992威利 - 利斯公司。
