Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Basic Sciences

Background: Obesity in children and adolescents and its health impact is widely handled for study in late time, Egypt one of the countries which has a high rate of obese population in Africa, Kafr El-Sheikh is one of the Delta governorates, Kafr EL-Sheikh is a rural country, the rural life may have an effect on the feeding style and hence body weight in children and adolescents. Purpose of the study: To investigate the effect of excess body weight of children and adolescents on cardiovascular capacities (CVCs) and ventilatory pulmonary functions (VPFs) in Kafr EL-Sheikh Governorate Public School{u2019}s students. Participants: Six hundred and fourteen children and adolescents of normal weight, overweight and obese according to their BMI% were randomly selected from Kafr EL-Sheikh Governorate primary, middle and high Schools their ages ranged from 6 to 18 years from both genders. Methods: Students were assigned into 3 groups according to their school grade (Group A: primary school age (from 6 to 11 years n = 206 males =100 females =106), group B: middle school age (from >11to15 years n = 205 males =102 females =103) and group C: high school age (from >15to18 years n = 203 males =103 females =100). Each group was assessed for CVCs and VPFs

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