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Abstract
Sport activity of students in school with its good effects on health is an example of a pattern of life style during childhood that predispose~- individuals to a physically active life style as adults. The present study was initiated aiming at determining the’ effect of physical sports on the health status of seconda ry s c ho 0 1 students in Alexandria. The effect of athletic activity on some parameters of the lung function \las determined as well as the effect on personality dimensions. A sample was chosen from the athletes of the general secondary schools in the different districts in Alexandria during the scholastic year 1989-1990. The total sample size was 760 students. Data from students was collected through an interviewing questionnaire which included: * Data about age, sex and socioeconomic level. * Personal data including smoking habit, tea and coffee intake and who helps the student for athletic participat ion. * Data about sport performance and training. * Data about sport injuries and medical in the services school. * Data about health status of the students, anthropometric measurements and peak expiratory were flow the ra te measured for the examined students. Some of the lung function tests were performed on a subsample of 200 students c ho s en randomly from 3 schools, 30 athletes and 30 non athletes from one school, and 35 athletes and 35 non athletes from each one of the remaining 2 schools. * The personality dimensions of all the students the of sample measured using the of arabic translation were Eysenck personality questionnaire (EPQ). * The scholastic achievement of the students was assessed by recording the results of the mid year examination. The results be obtained in the present study could summarized in the following items: 1- About 54 female of the male athletes and 67 of the athletes were at the age group of 16 to less than 18 years. 2- The majority of the athletes were living in families where the income was ju~t meeting expenses or were able to save. 3- The athletic behavior of the students was significantly related to the education of parents as highest percentage of athletes was among students whose fathers or mothers were university graduated. 4- The athletic behavior of the students was significantly related to the socioeconomic level of their families as most of the athletes belonged to families of high socioeconomic standard. 5- The smoking behavior of the students was s igni fica n t ly related to their athletic behavior as the majority of athletes were non smokers and even the smokers were light smokers, while most of the non athletic smokers were heavy smokers.