Movi 1
abstract
The objective of Movi 1 was to evaluate the impact of a physical activity program on the prevention of childhood obesity in primary school students.
A randomized controlled trial was conducted involving 10 schools in the province of Cuenca, Spain. Five schools were assigned to the intervention group and five to the control group. A total of 1,044 children with an average age of 9.4 years participated. The intervention consisted of an extracurricular program of recreational and non-competitive physical activity based on games, with three 90-minute sessions per week during one school year.
Outcome measures included body mass index (BMI), triceps skinfold thickness, and body fat percentage, as well as blood lipids and blood pressure. Evaluations were performed at the beginning and the end of the program.
The results showed no significant differences in BMI between the groups. However, the students in the intervention group experienced a decrease in triceps skinfold thickness in both boys and girls and a reduction in body fat percentage in girls. Additionally, a decrease in apolipoprotein B levels and an increase in apolipoprotein A-I levels were observed in the boys who participated in MOVI. Regarding blood lipids in girls, the results were similar.
In conclusion, the MOVI program proved to be effective in reducing adiposity and improving some lipid profile variables in primary school students.
Participating Schools
CEIP Luis de Mateo (Casasimarro)
CEIP Belmonte (Belmonte)
CEIP Santa Ana (Cuenca)
CRA Campo de Altobuey (Campillo de Altobuey)
CRA Los Girasoles (Honrubia)
CEIP José Montalvo (Horcajo de Santiago)
CRA Campos de Alcarria (Huete)
CEIP María Jover (Iniesta)
CEIP Hermanos Amorós Fernández (Las Mesas)
CEIP Princesa Sofía (Minglanilla)
CEIP Fray Luis de León (Belmonte)
CEIP Virgen de Manjavacas (Mota del Cuervo)
CEIP Fernando Turegano (Sisante)
CEIP Rafael López de Haro (San Clemente)
CEIP Virgen del Rosario (Valera de Abajo)
CEIP Gloria Fuertes (Tarancón)
CEIP Infanta Cristina (El Provencio)
CEIP Adolfo Martínez Chicano (Las Pedroñeras)
Funding
Funding
Status
Finished ✔
Articles
Arellano-Ruiz P, García-Hermoso A, Martínez-Vizcaíno V, Salcedo-Aguilar F, Garrido-Miguel M, Solera-Martínez M. Trends in cardiometabolic parameters among Spanish children from 2006 to 2010: the Cuenca study. Am J Hum Biol, 2017, 29(4).
doi: 10.1002/ajhb.22970
Martínez-Vizcaíno V, Solera-Martínez M, Cavero-Redondo I, García-Prieto JC, Arias-Palencia N, Notario-Pacheco B, Martínez-Andrés M, Mota J, Sánchez-López M; Cuenca Study Group. Association between parental socioeconomic status with underweight and obesity in children from two Spanish birth cohorts: a changing relationship. BMC Public Health. 2015;15:1276.
Martínez-Vizcaíno V, Solera Martínez M, Notario Pacheco B, Sánchez López M, García-Prieto JC, Torrijos Niño C, Arias Palencia N, Salcedo Aguilar F, Rodríguez-Artalejo F. Trends in excess of weight, underweight and adiposity among Spanish children from 2004 to 2010: the Cuenca Study. Public Health Nutr. 2012;15(12):2170-4.
Moya Martínez P, Sánchez López M, López Bastida J, Escribano Sotos F, Notario Pacheco B, Salcedo Aguilar F, Martínez Vizcaíno V. Coste-efectividad de un programa de actividad física de tiempo libre para prevenir el sobrepeso y la obesidad en niños de 9-10 años [Cost-effectiveness of an intervention to reduce overweight and obesity in 9-10-year-olds. The Cuenca study]. Gac Sanit. 2011;25(3):198-204. Spanish.
Martínez-Vizcaíno V, Martínez MS, Aguilar FS, Martínez SS, Gutiérrez RF, López MS, Martínez PM, Rodríguez-Artalejo F. Validity of a single-factor model underlying the metabolic syndrome in children: a confirmatory factor analysis. Diabetes Care. 2010;33(6):1370-2.
doi: 2337/dc09-2049
Salcedo-Aguilar F, Martínez-Vizcaíno V, Sánchez-López M, Solera-Martínez M, Franquelo-Gutiérrez R, Serrano-Martínez S, López-García E, Rodríguez-Artalejo F. Impact of an after-school physical activity program on obesity in children. The Journal of Pediatrics, 2010,157(1):36-42.
Sánchez-López M, Salcedo-Aguilar F, Solera-Martínez M, Moya-Martínez P, Notario-Pacheco B, Martínez-Vizcaíno V. Physical activity and quality of life in schoolchildren aged 11-13 years of Cuenca, Spain. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2009;19(6):879-84.
Martínez-Vizcaíno V, Sánchez-López M, Moya-Martínez P, Solera-Martínez M, Notario-Pacheco B, Salcedo-Aguilar F, Rodríguez-Artalejo F. Trends in excess weight and thinness among Spanish schoolchildren in the period 1992-2004: the Cuenca study. Public Health Nutrition, 2009, 12(7):1015-8.
Martínez Vizcaíno V, Salcedo Aguilar F, Franquelo Gutiérrez R, Solera Martínez M, Sánchez López M, Serrano Martínez S, López García E, Rodríguez Artalejo F. Assessment of an after-school physical activity program to prevent obesity among 9- to 10-year-old children: a cluster randomized trial. Int J Obes (Lond). 2008;32(1):12-22.
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