ArticleFrontiers in public health2024
Effects of underweight, overweight, and obesity on the body growth of preschoolers.
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- Offspring BMI and lipid profiles following assisted reproductive technology: a comparative study of underweight and normal-weight mothers.Lipids in health and disease · 2026Article
- An investigation of the relationship and pathways of influence between body mass index, motor coordination, and health-related physical fitness index in preschool children.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the impact of underweight, overweight, and obesity on the growth and development of preschoolers by comparing body shape characteristics across different weight statuses. Methods: A total of 729 preschoolers (5.2 ± 0.83 years, 53.8% boys) from three kindergartens were assessed for 11 different body shape measurements. Two-way ANOVA was employed to examine BMI variations across different ages and sexes. Discriminant analysis was utilized to identify body shape measurements correlated with BMI, and one-way ANOVA was conducted to compare the body shape differences among preschoolers with varying BMI. Results: (1) There was no significant interaction effect of gender and age on BMI ( Conclusion: Variations in BMI were significantly correlated with preschoolers' body shape which included chest circumference, calf length, calf circumference, foot length, and the distance between the greater trochanters. Overweight and obese preschoolers experienced faster body growth; conversely, underweight preschoolers often showed delayed growth. This underscores that the underweight group also merits attention and concern.
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