[ Étude de l'association entre la mémoire non verbale et l'indice de masse corporelle chez enfants d'âges préscolaires à la ville de Kenitra ]
Volume 12, Issue 3, August 2015, Pages 740–746
Meriem Sbai1, Youssef Aboussaleh2, and Ahmed O.T. Ahami3
1 Nutrition & Health Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University Ibn Tofail, Morocco
2 Nutrition & Health Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University Ibn Tofail, BP 133 14000 Kénitra, Maroc
3 Unité Neurosciences et Nutrition, Laboratoire Biologie et Santé, Département de Biologie, BP.133 Faculté des Sciences, Kenitra, Maroc
Original language: French
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this work is to study the relationship between praxis construction and visual memory presented successively by the score at copying and reproduction of memory with the body mass index in pre-school children of Kenitra city. METHODS: A 240 children aged 5-6 years apparently in the Kindergarten section of private schools in the city of Kenitra were evaluated. Weight and height were measured and body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Cognitive assessment was made by the Test of the figure of Rey B, which is to copy and reproduce from memory a simple geometric pattern. Statistical analyzes were performed using SPSS Version 20 software RESULTS Significant correlations (p <0.05) were recorded between these cognitive and anthropometric parameters of the different BMI groups. CONCLUSIONS: These results converge to show that the nutritional status presented by BMI correlates with perceptual activity and graphomotor and working memory in our context. Many tests appear necessary to better understand the children's performance.
Author Keywords: figure of Rey B, preschool children, nutritional status, visuospatial memory, Morocco.
Volume 12, Issue 3, August 2015, Pages 740–746
Meriem Sbai1, Youssef Aboussaleh2, and Ahmed O.T. Ahami3
1 Nutrition & Health Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University Ibn Tofail, Morocco
2 Nutrition & Health Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University Ibn Tofail, BP 133 14000 Kénitra, Maroc
3 Unité Neurosciences et Nutrition, Laboratoire Biologie et Santé, Département de Biologie, BP.133 Faculté des Sciences, Kenitra, Maroc
Original language: French
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this work is to study the relationship between praxis construction and visual memory presented successively by the score at copying and reproduction of memory with the body mass index in pre-school children of Kenitra city. METHODS: A 240 children aged 5-6 years apparently in the Kindergarten section of private schools in the city of Kenitra were evaluated. Weight and height were measured and body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Cognitive assessment was made by the Test of the figure of Rey B, which is to copy and reproduce from memory a simple geometric pattern. Statistical analyzes were performed using SPSS Version 20 software RESULTS Significant correlations (p <0.05) were recorded between these cognitive and anthropometric parameters of the different BMI groups. CONCLUSIONS: These results converge to show that the nutritional status presented by BMI correlates with perceptual activity and graphomotor and working memory in our context. Many tests appear necessary to better understand the children's performance.
Author Keywords: figure of Rey B, preschool children, nutritional status, visuospatial memory, Morocco.
Abstract: (french)
La relation entre le surpoids et l'obésité et la cognition a été prouvé dans plusieurs articles pour les adultes et peut documenter pour les enfants et les adolescents. Objectifs : Evaluer la relation entre les praxies de construction et la mémoire visuelle présentés successivement par le score à la copie et à la reproduction de mémoire avec l'indice de masse corporelle des enfants d'âge préscolaire à la ville de Kenitra. Matériels et méthodes : Un total de 240 enfant âgés de 5-6 ans apparemment sein de la grande section maternelle des écoles privés de la ville de Kenitra ont été évalués. Le poids et la taille ont été mesurés et l'indice de masse corporelle (IMC) a été calculé. L'évaluation cognitive a été faite par le Test de la figure de Rey B, qui consiste à copier puis à reproduire de mémoire un tracé géométrique simple. Les analyses statistiques ont été réalisées à l'aide du logiciel SPSS version 20.Résultats: Des corrélations significatives (p<0.05) ont été enregistrées entres ces paramètres cognitives et anthropométrique des différentes groupes d'IMC. Conclusion: Ces résultats concourent à montrer que l'état nutritionnel présenté par l'IMC est corrélé à l'activité perceptive et graphomotrices et la mémoire de travail dans notre contexte. Beaucoup de tests semblent nécessaire pour mieux comprendre les performances chez les enfants.
Author Keywords: figure de Rey B, enfant préscolaire, état nutritionnel, mémoire visuospatiale, école maternelle.
How to Cite this Article
Meriem Sbai, Youssef Aboussaleh, and Ahmed O.T. Ahami, “Non verbal memory study and its relationship with body mass index in preschool age children in Kenitra city,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 740–746, August 2015.
