Department of Human Biology, University School of Physical Education, Al. Paderewskiego 35, 51-612 Wroclaw, Poland.
Jan Długosz University, Częstochowa, Poland.
Biomed Res Int. 2018 Sep 4;2018:9694615. doi: 10.1155/2018/9694615. eCollection 2018.
The aim of the study was to compare the segmental body composition with the use of fat-fat-free (FFF) index in children at early school age, depending on sex and place of residence, with particular emphasis on urban and rural areas. The study consisted of 329 children aged 7.78 (SD = 0.88; mean age in years). The study group was divided according to the place of residence and sex. The height and body mass, Body Mass Index (BMI), segmental body composition (Tanita BC-418MA), and FFF were calculated. A more frequent occurrence of excessive body weight was observed in children from rural areas (over 20%) compared to their peers from the urban area (10%). Statistically significant lower values of FFF index as well as in the lower limbs and torso were observed in the case of the examined children from the urban area as compared with their peers from the rural areas. The body composition of children living in metropolitan and rural areas is diverse. Lower values of FFF indexes were found in children from the city than in children living in villages. There are more children in the city with signs of being underweight and of normative body mass and paradoxically more overweight ones in the village.
本研究的目的是比较在早期学龄儿童中，根据性别和居住地点（特别是城市和农村地区）使用脂肪-无脂肪（FFF）指数的分段身体成分。该研究包括 329 名 7.78 岁（SD=0.88；平均年龄为岁）的儿童。研究组根据居住地点和性别进行了划分。计算了身高、体重、体重指数（BMI）、分段身体成分（Tanita BC-418MA）和 FFF。与城市地区的同龄人相比，农村地区儿童（超过 20%）超重的情况更为常见。与农村地区的同龄人相比，城市地区的受检儿童的 FFF 指数以及下肢和躯干的指数值明显较低。居住在大都市和农村地区的儿童的身体成分各不相同。城市儿童的 FFF 指数值低于农村儿童。城市中有更多的儿童体重不足和体重正常，但农村地区的超重儿童却更多。
