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Energy expenditure of obese, overweight, and normal weight females during lifestyle physical activities.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19086187     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To quantify energy expenditure of various lifestyle physical activities of obese, overweight, and normal-weight girls. METHODS: In total, fifty-five girls participated in six activities: a treadmill walk at 4.0 km x hr(-1), run, football throw, walk in open area, cycle, and riding a scooter. Intensities for all activities except the treadmill walk were self-selected. Energy expenditure was measured using the COSMED K4b(2) portable metabolic system. Analyses of variance were used to compare the three groups (obese n = 11, overweight n = 16, and normal weight n = 28) on relative VO2 (ml x kg(-1) x min(-1) and ml x FFM(-1) x min(-1)), and absolute energy expenditure (kJ x min(-1)). Magnitudes of the mean differences were examined using Cohen's delta (ES). RESULTS: Relative VO2 (ml x FFM(-1) x min(-1)) was not significantly different (p > 0.05) among the groups for any activity. Obese girls expended more energy (p < 0.05) than normal-weight girls on all weight bearing activities. These differences were large (ES > or = 0.91). The differences in kJ x min(-1) between the obese and normal weight groups for the bicycle and scooter activities were moderate to large (ES > or = 0.56), although not statistically significant. The overweight group expended more energy than the normal weight group and less energy than the obese group on all activities (ES = 0.17 to 1.82), although these differences were generally not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS: The oxygen costs of various activities are similar among obese, overweight, and normal-weight girls when expressed relative to fat-free mass. When engaging in self-selected levels of activity, obese girls have a higher absolute energy expenditure than normal-weight girls.
Authors:
Jennifer L Aull; David A Rowe; Robert C Hickner; Brenda M Malinauskas; Matthew T Mahar
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of pediatric obesity : IJPO : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity     Volume:  3     ISSN:  1747-7166     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Pediatr Obes     Publication Date:  2008  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-12-15     Completed Date:  2009-01-07     Revised Date:  2009-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101256330     Medline TA:  Int J Pediatr Obes     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  177-85     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Exercise and Sport Science, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adiposity
Body Mass Index
Child
Energy Metabolism*
Exercise*
Female
Humans
Life Style*
Obesity / metabolism*,  physiopathology
Overweight / metabolism*,  physiopathology
Oxygen Consumption

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