TY - JOUR
T1 - Adolescentes con alta capacidad intelectual
T2 - Diferencias en su composición corporal y actividad física por sexo
AU - Hormazábal-Peralta, Alonso
AU - Espinoza, Javiera
AU - Cáceres, Pablo
AU - Lizana, Pablo A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was partially supported by the Vicerrectoría de Inves-tigación y Estudios Avanzados, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile, under grant PIUAs 037.293/2015.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 SENPE.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Objectives: Physical activity (PA) has been shown to have multiple health and wellness benefits, but there is no such information for adolescents with high intellectual ability (HIA). Thus, the aim of this study is to assess body composition and PA in HIA Chilean adolescents. Methods: Weight and body composition were measured by bioelectrical impedance in 73 adolescents (39 female) aged 14-18 years from the Valparaíso region of Chile. HIA was assessed via Raven’s Progressive Matrices (> 75th percentile) and PA, via questionnaire. Obesity was defined as a body fat percentage (BF%) ≥ 25 (for boys) or ≥ 30 BF% (for girls). Results: Obesity prevalence was 43.59% in females and 8.82% in males. A total of 69% of adolescents performed more than two hours of weekly exercise, with the amount being greater in males. BF% and fat mass index were significantly different (p < 0.05) in adolescents who engaged in fewer than two hours of weekly exercise. On the contrary, subjects who performed more than two hours of weekly exercise exhibited higher mass muscle percentages (p < 0.01). After controlling for socioeconomic status and PA, the obesity odds ratio (OR = 7.6; 95% CI: 1.9-30.9) was significantly higher in females (p < 0.01). Conclusions: Adolescents with HIA reported elevated PA. However, obesity was more prevalent in females, who also reported less weekly PA than males.
AB - Objectives: Physical activity (PA) has been shown to have multiple health and wellness benefits, but there is no such information for adolescents with high intellectual ability (HIA). Thus, the aim of this study is to assess body composition and PA in HIA Chilean adolescents. Methods: Weight and body composition were measured by bioelectrical impedance in 73 adolescents (39 female) aged 14-18 years from the Valparaíso region of Chile. HIA was assessed via Raven’s Progressive Matrices (> 75th percentile) and PA, via questionnaire. Obesity was defined as a body fat percentage (BF%) ≥ 25 (for boys) or ≥ 30 BF% (for girls). Results: Obesity prevalence was 43.59% in females and 8.82% in males. A total of 69% of adolescents performed more than two hours of weekly exercise, with the amount being greater in males. BF% and fat mass index were significantly different (p < 0.05) in adolescents who engaged in fewer than two hours of weekly exercise. On the contrary, subjects who performed more than two hours of weekly exercise exhibited higher mass muscle percentages (p < 0.01). After controlling for socioeconomic status and PA, the obesity odds ratio (OR = 7.6; 95% CI: 1.9-30.9) was significantly higher in females (p < 0.01). Conclusions: Adolescents with HIA reported elevated PA. However, obesity was more prevalent in females, who also reported less weekly PA than males.
KW - Chile
KW - Gifted and talented
KW - Physical activity
KW - School-aged children
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U2 - 10.20960/nh.1170
DO - 10.20960/nh.1170
M3 - Article
C2 - 29565147
AN - SCOPUS:85044189536
VL - 35
SP - 38
EP - 43
JO - Nutricion Hospitalaria
JF - Nutricion Hospitalaria
SN - 0212-1611
IS - 1
ER -