Natalie Cheers, Mark Matheson, Ian Skinner, Cherie Wells
Perspectives and Experiences of Dance-Related Injuries: A Qualitative Survey of Adolescent Pre-Professional Ballet Dancers in Australia
Journal of dance medicine & science : official publication of the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science
body mass index bmi increases students away summer vacation evaluation serial bmi measurements yearround students allows new insight reasons children gain weight seasonally 206 first second graders 2yearround elementary schools obesity intervention programs weighed measured every 6 months april 2011 april 2013 bmi bmi percentiles recorded children 50th 50th 85th 85th 95th bmi percentiles showed significant accelerated winter gains bmi p 26 107 p 68 1010 p 0007 respectively compared previous summers accelerated bmi growth second summer absent compared previous winter bmi changes children 95th percentile p 48 p 81 p 93 children 95th percentile bmi gain continued without significant changes yearround schoolwide interventions induce bmi growth limitations associated significant rebound bmi gain possible wintertime augmentation nonobese children yearround education programs obese children display rebound bmi gain bmi seasonal change bmi limitations response schoolbased interventions school weight control programs consider offcampus sources weight gain vigilant rebound delayed seasonal bmi gains