Prevalence of obesity in primary school children living in Alexandria governorate

Elshafie, A.; Hogran, Hossam Hemdan; Dohein, Abdelhamed Mohamed

doi:10.4103/1110-2098.145502

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“…These results agree with [7] [16] and [18]. This difference could be attributed to both dietary variations (absence of fast food restaurants, plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables nearby) and increased physical activity in rural areas as means of transportation are uncommon and children usually walk to schools.…”

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“…By comparing our results with studies conducted in Cairo, Alex and Port Said we found that the prevalence of overweight was similar to that of Port Said [6] and Alex [7] but lower than that of Cairo [8]. As regards the prevalence of obesity, it was higher than values reported in Cairo and Alex and similar to values reported in Port…”

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“…Variations between boys and girls as regards prevalence of overweight and obesity were reported by many studies [7] [14] and [15] although [10] reported presence of variation between boys and girls as regards obesity only but not overweight in Saudi. As in boys, it may indicate health and strength but girls prefer to remain slim.…”

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“…These variations might be partially attributed to the difference in the standard curves used for defining obesity and overweight, as [8] used the American standard curve and [7] used the WHO Z-score cutoff points, while in our study and in that of Port Said [6], the local Egyptian BMI charts were used. Variations also can be explained by differences between Alex, and Sohag as regards the society as rural children in the current study represented 63.2% compared with 25.1% in Alexandria.…”

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Prevalence and Correlates of Overweight and Obesity among School Children in Sohag, Egypt

Hadhood¹,

Ali²,

Mohamed³

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Background: Continually rising prevalence of obesity and overweight in children and adolescents is a major public health concern. This is due to its various and serious health hazards on one side and its preventable nature on the other side. This study aims at identification of prevalence of overweight and obesity and its risk factors among children between 6 -14 years of age in Sohag, Egypt. Method: A cross sectional study was conducted on 711 school children between 6 -14 years in four months' period from February to May 2016. Weight and height of the studied children were measured to calculate BMI, which was compared with standard Egyptian growth charts for determining overweight and obesity. Then a questionnaire containing data about socio demographic, parental obesity, early life and dietary risk factors was completed by the children's parents. Result: Out of 711 studied children, 117 (16.5%) were overweight and 104 (14.6%) were obese. Residing in urban area, having an obese parent or both of them, low level of maternal education, being on formula feeding during early life and lack of fresh vegetables and fruits in diets were significant risk factors for overweight and obesity in the studied children (P value < 0.05). Conclusion: Improperly educated mothers together with sedentary life style manifested in obesity among the parents and lack of sport practice among children constituted the majors risk factors for childhood obesity. This emphasizes the need for increased health awareness of the community about the importance of proper nutrition and physical activity.

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Prevalence and Correlates of Overweight and Obesity among School Children in Sohag, Egypt

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Ali²,

Mohamed³

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“…This agrees with a study done by Hassan et al [21] , who found the prevalence of overweight and obesity was 19% among 5798 Egyptian school students. Also, El-Shafie et al [22] did research in Egypt and found that 20.3% of kids in the El-Bagour district were overweight or obese. Pawar et al [23] who undertook a crosssectional study of students at four Mumbai-area schools.…”

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Prevalence of Hypertension in Primary School Children in Some Rural Areas at Sharqia Governorate

2023

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Background: Increased carotid intima-media thickness and ventricular hypertrophy are two examples of the target organ damage that can occur in children with hypertension, which also raises the chance of developing cardiovascular disease later in life. Objective: To determine prevalence of high blood pressure (HTN) among primary school children in the City of Dyarb Negm, Sharqia Governorate and determining the causes of high blood pressure in kids. Subjects and methods: This is a cross-sectional study that we carried out from September 2018 to March 2019. The sample was calculated to be (817) students. All children were subjected to questionnaire filled by parents asking about: Personal data and family medical history. Measurements taken for each student were weight, height, and blood pressure. Results: HTN were (37 cases) 4.5% (3.2% stage 1 and 1.3% stage 2) and pre HTN (76 cases) 9.2%, and normal were 86.4%. Pre hypertension and HTN cases were significantly associated with high social class and HTN was significantly associated with low social class. HTN and Pre HTN cases were significantly associated with obesity and overweight. Diabetes mellitus (DM), HTN and obesity positive family history were significantly associated with HTN then Pre HTN. Conclusion: HTN among studied group was found in 37 cases (4.5%; 3.2% 1 st grade and 1.3% 2 nd grade). This study provides important evidence of the association between obesity, based on BMI and high blood pressure. HTN was significantly associated with high salt intake, higher number of meal and high caloric diet. Family history of HTN and obesity were significantly associated with HTN then Pre HTN.

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Effect of early feeding practices and eating behaviors on body composition in primary school children

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Background Understanding children’s feeding practices and eating behaviors is important to determine etiology of childhood obesity. This study aimed to explore the relationship between early feeding practices, eating behavior and body composition among primary school children. Methods The data were collected from 403 primary school children. They were administered structured questionnaire, including sociodemographic characteristics, early feeding practices and Child’s Eating Behavior Questionnaire. Anthropometric and blood pressure (BP) measurements were performed. Results Children with obesity and overweight showed higher food approach subscales and lower food avoidance subscales compared to a healthy and underweight child. Children who were exclusively or predominantly breast fed during the first 6 months had the lowest scores for the food approach subscales, food responsiveness (FR) and emotional overeating (EOE) and had the highest scores for the food avoidance subscales, satiety responsiveness (SR) and emotional under eating (EUE). Children who were introduced solid food after 6 months showed lower scores for FR, enjoyment of food and EOE but scored highest for SR, slowness in eating (SE) and EUE. All anthropometric measurements were positively correlated with all food approach subscales and negatively with SE, SR and food fussiness. All food approach subscales were positively correlated with BP percentiles. All food avoidance subscales were negatively correlated with both BP percentiles, except for EUE, which was negatively correlated with diastolic BP percentile only. Age, SR, SE and FR were predictors for child body mass index. Conclusion Early feeding practices and eating behavior are considered as prevention approaches for obesity.

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Prevalence of obesity in primary school children living in Alexandria governorate

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Prevalence and Correlates of Overweight and Obesity among School Children in Sohag, Egypt

Prevalence and Correlates of Overweight and Obesity among School Children in Sohag, Egypt

Prevalence of Hypertension in Primary School Children in Some Rural Areas at Sharqia Governorate

Effect of early feeding practices and eating behaviors on body composition in primary school children

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