DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2018.v06i06.018

Pages: 1299-1303

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of a four-week, low-intensity physical activity program on iron, iron binding and total iron-binding capacity in obese and overweight boys. The study included 27 boys between the ages of 12-14 divided into two groups, as the obese group consisting of 12 boys and overweight group consisting of 15 boys. The children who participated in the study were included in a three-day-a-week program for four weeks, which consisted of 60 minutes of selected sports games and a walk that gradually increased in duration. Iron, iron binding and total iron- binding levels were quantified from plasma blood samples collected while resting at the beginning and end of the study. Statistical analysis of the data obtained in the study was performed using SPSS package program SPSS 22.0 statistics software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA). 2x2 mixed factor ANOVA test was used in data analysis. According to the results of 2x2 mixed factor ANOVA test, there was no effect of time in groups. At the end of the application, according to the pre- and post-test measurements of the obese group, body weight was significantly reduced in favor of the post-test, whereas other values did not exhibit any significant changes. The body weight and BMI values of the overweight group were significantly reduced in comparison to the pre-test results, whereas there was no significant change in iron, iron binding and total iron binding levels. None of the difference values between the two groups exhibited a significant change (p>0.05). In conclusion, it can be stated that applying a four-week low intensity physical activity program does not significantly change iron, iron binding and total iron-binding levels in children between the ages of 12-14.