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@article{1677634,
author = {Kasović, Mario and Stefan, Lovro and Zvonař, Martin},
article_location = {San Francisco},
article_number = {11},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225741},
keywords = {BACK-PAIN; SCHOOLCHILDREN; LOAD},
language = {eng},
issn = {1932-6203},
journal = {Plos one},
title = {Normative values for relative schoolbag weight in primary school children aged 6-14 from Czech Republic: A pilot study},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225741},
volume = {14},
year = {2019}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 1677634
AU - Kasović, Mario - Stefan, Lovro - Zvonař, Martin
PY - 2019
TI - Normative values for relative schoolbag weight in primary school children aged 6-14 from Czech Republic: A pilot study
JF - Plos one
VL - 14
IS - 11
SP - nestránkováno
EP - nestránkováno
PB - Public Library of Science
SN - 19326203
KW - BACK-PAIN
KW - SCHOOLCHILDREN
KW - LOAD
UR - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225741
L2 - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225741
N2 - Little evidence from observational studies has been provided regarding `optimal' relative schoolbag load during primary education. Also, no study to date has provided reference-based standards for relative schoolbag weight. Therefore, the main purpose of the study was to establish normative values of relative schoolbag weight in a sample of children. In this crosssectional study, we recruited 584 primary school students aged 6-14 (mean(age)+/- SD = 9.6 +/- 2.4 yrs, mean(height)+/- SD = 1.4 +/- 0.2 m, mean(weigh)t +/- SD = 37.5 +/- 13.3 kg, mean(body-mass) (index)+/- SD = 17.6 +/- 3.1 kg/m(2), 44.4% girls) chosen from five schools in the city of Brno. Schoolbag weight and child's body weight were objectively measured by using digital scale. Relative schoolbag weight was calculated by dividing schoolbag weight with child's body weight and the result was expressed in percentage. Lambda, Mu and Sigma (LMS) method was used to create sex- and age-percentile curves. Boys carried slightly heavier schoolbag, compared with girls (mean difference 0.2 kg, p = 0.020). No significant differences between sexes in relative schoolbag weight were observed (p = 0.240). Median values (P50) for boys and girls were similar and the largest observed between ages 6-9 in boys (15-17%) and 6-8 in girls (16-18%). The percentage of children carrying relative schoolbag weight beyond 10% of their body weight was very high, especially between ages 6-10 in boys (85.1-100%) and 6-11 in girls (86.8-95.4%). This study provides first sex- and age- relative schoolbag weight normative values in primary school children. Future studies should use similar methods for generating comparable data.
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KASOVI$\backslash$'C, Mario, Lovro STEFAN and Martin ZVONAŘ. Normative values for relative schoolbag weight in primary school children aged 6-14 from Czech Republic: A pilot study. \textit{Plos one}. San Francisco: Public Library of Science, 2019, vol.~14, No~11, p.~nestránkováno, 7 pp. ISSN~1932-6203. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225741.
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