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标题：The Impact of COVID-19-Related Mitigation Measures on the Health and Fitness Status of Primary School Children in Austria: A Longitudinal Study with Data from 708 Children Measured before and during the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic
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作者：Gerald Jarnig ; Reinhold Kerbl ; Mireille N. M. van Poppel 等
期刊名称：Sports
电子版ISSN：2075-4663
出版年度：2022
卷号：10
期号：3
DOI：10.3390/sports10030043
语种：English
出版社：MDPI Publishing
摘要：The COVID-19-related closing of schools and sport facilities resulted in major changes to daily routines worldwide. It was the aim of this study to investigate the impact of COVID-19-related mitigation measures on the health and fitness status of primary school children in Austria. Seven hundred and eight primary school children (7–10 years old) participated in the longitudinal study. Data on height, weight, waist circumference, and fitness were collected before (September 2019) and during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic (June 20, September 20, March 21, June 21). A significant increase in EQUI BMI AUT (η p 2 = 0.087) and significant changes (η p 2 = 0.355) in waist circumference were found. Cardiorespiratory endurance (η p 2 = 0.440) and action speed (η p 2 = 0.221) decreased dramatically following lockdowns/school closures. In contrast, muscle strength showed no significant changes. The COVID-19-related mitigation measures intended to contain a communicable disease resulted in an acceleration of the pre-existing pandemic of overweight and obesity. The adverse combination of increasing BMI and the loss of physical fitness is likely to result in long-term negative effects on the health status of growing and developing individuals. Health professionals should therefore not only support further longitudinal observations of this “non-communicable disease” but also support intervention programs to reverse this worrying side-effect of COVID-19-associated containment policies.
关键词：enCOVID-19childrenschoolbody mass indexwaist-to-height ratioweight classificationphysical fitnesshealth-related fitnesscardiorespiratory endurance