Abstract :
The present study was to find out the analysis of factors related to body mass index among Government,
Matriculation and Government Aided School Children. Hundred male students those who are studying 8thstandard, were randomly selected as subjects. Data collected from the Government (GOA); Government Aided (GAD) and Matriculation (MAD) Schools on height, weight, Body mass index (derived from height and weight), body fat percentage (derived from four Skinfold measurement: triceps, Subscapular, Supraspinale & Medial Calf), Descriptive statistics were computed. The correlation coefficient (r) was applied to determine if there were positive or negative relationships between the body mass index and body fat percentage under study. One way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were computed to examined the significant difference in means of the GOA, GAD and MAD on all the criterion variables. the result revealed that that the prevalence of overweight and obesity was high among the Government Aided and Matriculation school boys.
Author Name : Dr. J. Viswanathan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.804932
Keywords: Derived Variables, Anthropometric Characteristics, School Children.
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