Stunting does not impair physical fitness in Indonesian school children
Background Physical fitness is decreased in malnourished children and adults. Poor appearance and muscular flaccidity are among the first signs of malnutrition. Malnutrition is often associated with stunting. Objectives We test the hypotheses that stunted children of low social strata are...
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Background
Physical fitness is decreased in malnourished children and adults. Poor appearance and muscular flaccidity are among the first signs of malnutrition. Malnutrition is often associated with stunting.
Objectives
We test the hypotheses that stunted children of low social strata are physically less fit than children of high social strata.
Sample
We investigated 354 school girls and 369 school boys aged 5.83 to 13.83 (mean 9.54) years from three different social strata in Kupang (West-Timor, Indonesia) in 2020.
Methods
We measured height, weight, and elbow breadth, calculated standard deviation (SDS) of height and weight according to CDC references, and the Frame index as an indicator of long-term physical fitness, and we tested physical fitness in standing long jump and hand grip strength.
Results
Children of low social strata are physically fittest. They jump longer distances, and they have higher values in the Frame index. No association exists between height SDS and physical fitness, neither in respect to standing long jump, nor to hand grip strength.
Conclusion
Stunting does not impair physical fitness in Indonesian school children. Our results support the concept that SEPE (social-economic-political-emotional) factors are involved in the regulation of human growth.
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0ef85c07fb1455ea7771e0a996a312d2024-04-02T07:03:56ZengUniversitätsverlag PotsdamHuman Biology and Public Health2748-99572021-12-01210.52905/hbph.v2.19Stunting does not impair physical fitness in Indonesian school childrenChristiane Scheffler0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1954-7578Michael Hermanussen1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4037-1597Institute of Biology and Biochemistry, Human Biology, University of Potsdam, Am Neuen Palais 10, 14467 Potsdam, GermanyAschauhof, 24340 Eckernförde-Altenhof, Germany Background Physical fitness is decreased in malnourished children and adults. Poor appearance and muscular flaccidity are among the first signs of malnutrition. Malnutrition is often associated with stunting. Objectives We test the hypotheses that stunted children of low social strata are physically less fit than children of high social strata. Sample We investigated 354 school girls and 369 school boys aged 5.83 to 13.83 (mean 9.54) years from three different social strata in Kupang (West-Timor, Indonesia) in 2020. Methods We measured height, weight, and elbow breadth, calculated standard deviation (SDS) of height and weight according to CDC references, and the Frame index as an indicator of long-term physical fitness, and we tested physical fitness in standing long jump and hand grip strength. Results Children of low social strata are physically fittest. They jump longer distances, and they have higher values in the Frame index. No association exists between height SDS and physical fitness, neither in respect to standing long jump, nor to hand grip strength. Conclusion Stunting does not impair physical fitness in Indonesian school children. Our results support the concept that SEPE (social-economic-political-emotional) factors are involved in the regulation of human growth. https://www.human-biology-and-public-health.org/index.php/hbph/article/view/19stuntingstanding long jumphandgrip strengthSEPEframe index |
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| title | Stunting does not impair physical fitness in Indonesian school children |
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| title_short | Stunting does not impair physical fitness in Indonesian school children |
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