Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of increased body mass on the performance of the dynamic balance (LQYBT) and isometric muscle strength (peak torque) in healthy weight (HW), overweight (OW), and obese (O) schoolchildren. Cross sectional design. Participants included 51 male schoolchildren, aged 12 to 15 years from King Saud educational complex-The Middle School, Riyadh. Dynamic balance was analyzed by Lower quarter Y balance test (LQYBT) and isometric muscle strength of knee extensors and flexors with Handheld Dynamometry (HHD). The dynamic balance scores of HW children, in the right anterior (AT) direction, were significantly different from OW and O children ( P = 0.010), but no differences were found between O and OW children. Significant differences were shown in the strength of the extensor and flexor muscles of both limbs in HW, OW, and O children (extensors left: F = 11.853, right: F = 7.660; P = 0.001; flexors left: F = 16.417, right: F = 4.576; P = 0.001). Knee extensors and flexors in the HW group were significantly positively correlated with the reach scores of right AT direction, but none with the other directions. There was a significant positive correlation between BMI and Hamstring strength, while this correlation is far less obvious with the quadriceps. The findings imply that increased BMI reduces balance ability in anterior reach direction (LQYBT) and none in other directions. The isometric strength of obese children was different from the healthy weight children. Le but de cette УЉtude est dт€™УЉtudier les effets de lт€™augmentation de la masse corporelle sur la performance de lт€™УЉquilibre dynamique (LQYBT) et la force musculaire isomУЉtrique (pic de couple de force) chez des УЉcoliers de poids normal (HW), en surpoids (OW) et obУЈses (O). У‰tude transversale. Parmi les participants figuraient 51Т УЉcoliers de 12Т У 15Т ans du complexe УЉducatif King SaudТ т€“Т The Middle School , Riyadh. La stabilitУЉ dynamique a УЉtУЉ analysУЉe avec le test Balance Y pour les membres infУЉrieurs (LQYBT) et la force musculaire isomУЉtrique des extenseurs et des flУЉchisseurs du genou par dynamomУЉtrie manuelle (HHD). Les scores dт€™УЉquilibre dynamique des enfants HW, dans la direction antУЉrieure droite (AT), УЉtaient significativement diffУЉrents de ceux des enfants OW et O ( p = 0,010), mais aucune diffУЉrence nт€™a УЉtУЉ constatУЉe entre les enfants OW et O. Des diffУЉrences significatives ont УЉtУЉ mises en УЉvidence dans la force des muscles extenseurs et flУЉchisseurs des deux membres chez les enfants HW, OW et O (extenseurs У gaucheТ : F = 11,853, У droiteТ : F = 7,660Т ; p = 0,001Т ; flУЉchisseurs У gaucheТ : F = 16,417, У droiteТ : F = 4,576Т ; p = 0,001). Les extenseurs et les flУЉchisseurs du genou du groupe HW УЉtaient significativement corrУЉlУЉs positivement avec les scores dт€™atteinte de la bonne direction, mais pas avec les autres directions. Il y avait une corrУЉlation positive significative entre lт€™IMC et la force des ischio-jambiers, alors que cette corrУЉlation est beaucoup moins УЉvidente avec le quadriceps. Les rУЉsultats impliquent quт€™une augmentation de lт€™IMC rУЉduit la capacitУЉ dт€™УЉquilibre dans la direction de la portУЉe antУЉrieure (LQYBT) et pas dans les autres directions. La force isomУЉtrique des enfants obУЈses УЉtait diffУЉrente de celle des enfants en bonne santУЉ.

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