Timothy O Ogunbode, Victor, O Oyebamiji, Taiwo, T Mary, Aruna O Adekiya
Evaluating factors promoting waste scavenging and its implications in a growing urban environ in Nigeria
Environmental monitoring and assessment
goal study evaluate impact 10month afterschool physical activity pa program body composition cardiovascular cv fitness young black girls subjects 8 12yearolds recruited elementary schools body composition measured using anthropometrics waist circumference bmi dxa percentage body fat bf bone mineral density bmd magnetic resonance imaging visceral adipose tissue vat cv fitness measured using graded treadmill test intervention consisted 30 minutes homeworkhealthy snack time 80 minutes pa ie 25 minutes skills instruction 35 minutes aerobic pa 20 minutes strengtheningstretching analyses adjusted age baseline value dependent variable sexual maturation pediatrician observation mean attendance 54 compared control group intervention group relative decrease bf p 00001 bmi p 001 vat p 001 relative increase bmd p 00001 cv fitness p 005 higher attendance associated greater increases bmd p 005 greater decreases bf p 001 bmi p 005 higher heart rate pa associated greater increases bmd p 005 greater decreases bf p 0005 afterschool pa program lead beneficial changes body composition cv fitness young black girls noteworthy control intervention groups differed change vat waist circumference suggests changes central adiposity occur response pa even young children waist circumference may good indicator central adiposity