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The Relationship Between Activity Energy Expenditure and Body Composition in School-age Children

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Sponsor: Huijuan Ruan

Conditions: Childhood Obesity

Countries: China

Obesity is increasing rapidly all over the world not only in adults but also among children. As a modifiable component of total energy expenditure (TEE) ,the amount of energy expended during physical activity plays an important role in preventing weight gain. Decreased physical activity, coupled with an over-consumption of calories, lead to the change of body composition by storing energy as fat.Although several studies have simultaneously examined body composition with energy expenditure the independent roles of body composition with activity energy expenditure (AEE) are less firmly established. It's suspected shrewdly that energy expenditure is partly influenced by the body composition. The aim of the study is to examine the relation of AEE with body composition in a population of school-age children.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 8 Years to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study type: OBSERVATIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Children in Shanghai

Exclusion Criteria:

* cardiovascular disease
* asthma
* severe disease conditions such as cancer and renal failure
* taking steroids (corticosteroids) or antidepressants

Locations (1)

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China