Abstracts

113 Association between fat percent and the basic physical capacities of children of 7-11 years at school
stage of an educational institution in Bogotá – Colombia.
M. Ocampo Plazas 1 * • J F. Correa 1 • C A. Guzman David 1 • J C. Correa Morales 2
1
Universidad Nacional De Colombia. Sede Bogotá • 2 Universidad Nacional De Colombia. Sede Medellín
Thursday 22 October
Introduction: Obesity is a disease that progresses rapidly and generated chronic diseases both adults and children that are costly and difficult to
treat. The decline of physical performance associated with obesity is an issue that has been addressed by several studies in which the alteration of
aerobic capacity as the causal agent is disclosed, but is less addressed the decline in physical performance associated with other physical qualities.
This work is developed as part of the academic field practice in education sector undergraduates’ physical therapy from the National University of
Colombia, the purpose of this study is to establish what is the degree of association between the percentage of fat and basic physical capacities
(strength, flexibility and endurance) in children of second childhood.
Methods: Students of elementary school, between 7 to 11 years; who performed the FITNESSGRAM ® . This is a correlational study to determine
the strength of association between the percentage of fat and physical qualities as flexibility, strength and endurance.
Results: It was found significant association between fat percentage and PACER level (p = 0.0001), push up (p 85% of student participants believe exercise
counselling is important for their future field and even more believe that good exercise habits of the doctors can encourage their patients to exercise.
In relation to testing current knowledge including that of physical activity guidelines, across the surveys