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DIFFERENCES IN FUCTIONAL ABILITIES BETWEEN URBAN AND RURAL SCHOOLCHILDREN
Vilko Petrić
; Odjel snovna škola Vladimira Nazora, Krnica
Jelena Cetinić
; Odjel za izobrazbu učitelja i odgojitelja, Sveučilište u Zadru
Dario Novak
; Kineziološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Sažetak
The main purpose of this study was to determine the
differences in functional skills between an urban and a
rural sample of students of the same chronological age and
level of nutrition.
The examinee sample consisted of a total of 1117
elementary school students from 5 to 8 grade. The
students regularly attended the physical and health
education classes two lessons per week. The Body Mass
Index was calculated by which to determine the
nutritional status of each student. The functional abilities
were evaluated using the test of 6 minutes of continuous
running (F6) which is used in Croatian elementary and
secondary schools.
The results indicate that there is a statistically
significant difference (p < ,05) in functional abilities
among the formed examinee groups according to
chronological age, level of nutrition and to urban or rural
living environment. Students from rural areas (1359m ±
149), regardless of chronological age and level of
nutrition have generally significantly (p < 0,001) higher
levels of functional abilities than the students from urban
settlements (1250m ± 186).
In an ideal case interventions aiming to promote
children's health should include measures which would
simultaneously improve the level of functional abilities
and decrease the obesity level and that should start already
in the lower grades of primary schools and particularly in
urban areas.
Ključne riječi
students; functional abilities; level of nutrition; urban – rural
Hrčak ID:
64532
URI
Datum izdavanja:
30.12.2010.
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