Prevalence of obesity in children enrolled in private and public primary schools

Fossou, Assamala Françoise; Bitty, Marie Louise Ahui; Coulibaly, Tenena Jean; Bataï, Nemahiouon Francis; Touré, M.; Zahe, Kollet Yao Aimé Sylvère

doi:10.1016/j.clnesp.2020.10.006

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“…However, this correlation is categorized as weak. Nevertheless, these results are in line with Fossou et al (2020) who found a significant correlation with BMI. Furthermore, Srdic et al…”

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The Association Between Children's Sex and Their Mothers' Occupation to Children's Body Mass Index

2021

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<p>Issues related to double-burden malnutrition in children remain crucial. It involves undernutrition and obesity problems in children. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the relationship between mother’s culture and feeding practices along with other factors and the child’s body mass index (BMI). This study was a cross-sectional study and involving 219 mother-child dyad whose children were studying at public elementary schools in DKI Jakarta and selected by using cluster random sampling. Univariate analysis was used to describe the characteristics of children and their parents, followed by bivariate analysis to describe the correlation between children and parents characteristics and obesity. The findings showed that mother’s culture and feeding practices were not significantly correlated to the child’s BMI. However, there were several factors significantly associated with the child’s BMI, namely sex (p:0.009; CI 95%) and mother’s occupation (p:0.026; CI 95%). From the findings, it can be concluded that girls are likely to have higher BMI and mothers working as an entrepreneur are likely to have children with higher BMI. Therefore, it is expected that nurses can provide optimal education related to malnutrition prevention, including obesity in children.</p>

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“…However, this correlation is categorized as weak. Nevertheless, these results are in line with Fossou et al (2020) who found a significant correlation with BMI. Furthermore, Srdic et al…”

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confidence: 90%

The Association Between Children's Sex and Their Mothers' Occupation to Children's Body Mass Index

2021

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“…The results show that among 782 investigated children, 281 children (35.93%) were overweight/obese, congruent with the results of several studies conducted in urban areas/cities in Port Said (2011): 31.2%35 ; Uberaba, Brazil (2012–2013): 32.3%36 ; Ankara, Turkey (2015): 35.9%27 ; and New Zealand (2017–2018): 31.9% 37. The prevalence of overweight/obesity among primary school children in Thanhhoa is lower than the results of Hochiminh city, Vietnam (2014–2015): 55.6%38 but far higher than the results of Rikuzentakata, Japan (2013): 7.8%39; Guangzhou, China (2014): 18.2%18 ; Chocó, Colombia (2015): 13.2%40 ; Lomé, Togo (2015): 7.1%32 ; Nepal (2017): 25.7%17 ; and Abidjan, Ivory Coast (2018): 10.2% 41. Therefore, the epidemic of overweight/obesity among primary school children can be regarded as a matter of concern in Thanhhoa city.…”

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“…The odds of being overweight/obese among boys was 2.48 times more likely when compared with girls (p<0.0001), in line with the results from studies conducted in urban Nepal,17 Montenegro,19 China11 18 and Iran 42. By contrast, in some other countries, girls were more likely to be overweight/obese than boys, for example, in Ethiopia28 and Ivory Coast 41. In Brazil, there was no difference in obesity prevalence between boys and girls (p>0.05) 43.…”

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“…From 2010 to now, globally, there has been a multitude of studies conducted to determine the prevalence and factors associated with overweight/obesity among children and adolescents 16–44. The first group of risk factors significantly associated with overweight/obesity among children is the characteristics of children and their families, including child’s sex,17–22 child’s age,18 19 21 birth order,19 overweight at birth,19 the number of siblings,19 23 school type (public/private),18 25 father/mother’s education,18 26 27 father/mother’s occupation,17 19 24 parental overweight/obesity or BMIs18 19 24 29 30 and residence (urban/rural) 21 22 24.…”

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Prevalence and associated factors of overweight and obesity among primary school children: a cross-sectional study in Thanhhoa City, Vietnam

Dinh

2022

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ObjectiveTo determine the prevalence and associated factors of overweight and obesity among primary school children (6–11 years old) in Thanhhoa city in 2021.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingSeven primary schools in Thanhhoa city, Vietnam.Participants782 children (and their parents).Primary and secondary outcome measuresTwo-stage cluster random sampling was used for selecting children and data were collected from January to February 2021. A self-administrated questionnaire was designed for children and their parents. Children’s height and weight were measured and body mass index (BMI)-for-age z-scores were computed using the WHO Anthro software V.1.0.4. Data were analysed using R software V.4.1.2. The associations between potential factors and childhood overweight/obesity were analysed through univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses. Variables were selected using the Bayesian Model Averaging method.ResultsThe prevalence of overweight/obesity among primary school children in Thanhhoa city was 35.93% (overweight 21.61% and obesity 14.32%). The proportion of overweight girls was nearly equal to that of boys (20.78% and 22.52%, respectively, p=0.6152) while the proportion of boys with obesity was four times as many as that of girls (23.86% and 5.62%, respectively, p<0.0001). Child’s sex was the factor significantly associated with childhood overweight/obesity. Boys had double the risk of being overweight/obese than girls (adjusted OR: aOR=2.48, p<0.0001). Other potential factors which may be associated with childhood overweight/obesity included mode of transport to school, the people living with the child, mother’s occupation, father’s education, eating confectionery, the total time of doing sports, and sedentary activities.ConclusionOne in every three primary school children in Thanhhoa city were either overweight or obese. Parents, teachers and policy-makers can implement interventions in the aforementioned factors to reduce the rate of childhood obesity. In forthcoming years, longitudinal studies should be conducted to determine the causal relationships between potential factors and childhood overweight/obesity.

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“…Numerous studies have addressed relevant subjects regarding obesity [6][7][8][9][10]. Some of them have assessed the prevalence of obesity by using anthropometry development data [11][12][13], as well as information regarding daily food intake [14,15] and physical activity levels [16][17][18].…”

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Anthropometric Development in Children: Possible Changes in Body Mass, Basal Metabolic Rate and Inflammatory Status

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(1) Background: Worldwide, public health policies focus on studying dietary patterns and the related anthropometric changes in children. Their aim is to improve the measures meant to reduce global malnutrition rates. Our goal was to study the main changes in the inflammatory status related to anthropometric changes and total daily energy intake. (2) Methods: We tested the study hypothesis by analyzing serum IL-6 and IL-8 levels, cholesterol and triglycerides values, as well as total proteins and creatinine levels, RMR, and food journals in a sample of 160 healthy subjects aged between 6 and 12 years old. (3) Results: IL-6 was correlated with the skinfold values. Changes in the skinfolds were significantly correlated with total proteins and triglycerides. Both weight for age and height for age were related to the skinfold values. Through the BMR measurements, peak carbohydrate metabolism changed significantly based upon IL-6 values, which were significantly correlated with the respiratory coefficient values. Based on the basal metabolic rate, an increased IL-8 ratio was related to the RQ value. (4) Conclusions: Skinfolds have been significantly correlated with IL-6 and IL-8 levels. With changes in body weight, we encountered differences in both serum cholesterol and serum triglycerides values, unlike total proteins and creatinine, which failed to change.

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Prevalence of obesity in children enrolled in private and public primary schools

Cited by 6 publications

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The Association Between Children's Sex and Their Mothers' Occupation to Children's Body Mass Index

The Association Between Children's Sex and Their Mothers' Occupation to Children's Body Mass Index

Prevalence and associated factors of overweight and obesity among primary school children: a cross-sectional study in Thanhhoa City, Vietnam

Anthropometric Development in Children: Possible Changes in Body Mass, Basal Metabolic Rate and Inflammatory Status

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