Youth fitness testing in South African primary school children : national normative data, fitness and fatness, and effects of socioeconomic status

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dc.contributor.advisorLambert, Michael Ianen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorLambert, Estelle Victoriaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorArmstrong, Miranda Elaine Glynisen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-28T18:15:53Z
dc.date.available2014-07-28T18:15:53Z
dc.date.issued2009en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 173-214).
dc.description.abstractOverweight, obesity and declining levels of physical fitness have been identified as a problem in many developed countries (1). More recently concern has been raised as a result of the rapid increase in the prevalence rates of overweight and obesity in developing nations ((2); (3); (4); (5)). However, little information is available at a national level for South African primary school children. In this thesis, the current nutritional status and baseline measures of physical fitness are established for a large and representative sample of South African primary school children from a range of ethnic and socioeconomic groups. Interactions between nutritional factors and physical fitness are also considered.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationArmstrong, M. E. G. (2009). <i>Youth fitness testing in South African primary school children : national normative data, fitness and fatness, and effects of socioeconomic status</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Human Biology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3219en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationArmstrong, Miranda Elaine Glynis. <i>"Youth fitness testing in South African primary school children : national normative data, fitness and fatness, and effects of socioeconomic status."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Human Biology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3219en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationArmstrong, M. 2009. Youth fitness testing in South African primary school children : national normative data, fitness and fatness, and effects of socioeconomic status. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Armstrong, Miranda Elaine Glynis AB - Overweight, obesity and declining levels of physical fitness have been identified as a problem in many developed countries (1). More recently concern has been raised as a result of the rapid increase in the prevalence rates of overweight and obesity in developing nations ((2); (3); (4); (5)). However, little information is available at a national level for South African primary school children. In this thesis, the current nutritional status and baseline measures of physical fitness are established for a large and representative sample of South African primary school children from a range of ethnic and socioeconomic groups. Interactions between nutritional factors and physical fitness are also considered. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - Youth fitness testing in South African primary school children : national normative data, fitness and fatness, and effects of socioeconomic status TI - Youth fitness testing in South African primary school children : national normative data, fitness and fatness, and effects of socioeconomic status UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3219 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/3219
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationArmstrong MEG. Youth fitness testing in South African primary school children : national normative data, fitness and fatness, and effects of socioeconomic status. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Human Biology, 2009 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3219en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Human Biologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherHuman Biologyen_ZA
dc.titleYouth fitness testing in South African primary school children : national normative data, fitness and fatness, and effects of socioeconomic statusen_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnamePhDen_ZA
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