OBESITY AND OVERWEIGHT AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN

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ESNA ASHARI FARZANEH; SHAFIEAN MAHSHID; TORKASHVAND LEILA

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Journal: Payesh Year:2016 | Volume:15 | Issue:1 Page(s): 69-77

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OBESITY AND OVERWEIGHT AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN

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ESNA ASHARI FARZANEH | SHAFIEAN MAHSHID | TORKASHVAND LEILA | Issue Writer Certificate

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OBESITYQ2

OVERWEIGHTQ2

CHILDRENQ3

HAMADANQ3

PREVALENCEQ3

Abstract

Objective (s): The aim of this study was to describe the PREVALENCE of OVERWEIGHT and OBESITY and associated factors among 7- to 12-years old CHILDREN in Hamedan, Iran, during year 2013.Methods: In this cross sectional study, 795 students (50.6%1 females) aged 7-12years were assessed over a period of 6 months. Multi stage stratified cluster random sampling was used for choosing the sample. Stratification was according to socioeconomic status of students and their sex. The CHILDREN were subjected to a complete anthropometrics measurement. A questionnaire was also used to obtain information on demographic and some risk factors associated with OBESITY.Results: The mean age of participants was 9.67 ± 1.55 years. The PREVALENCE of OBESITY and OVERWEIGHT according to WHO, CDC and IOTF criteria were (15.4% 8.1%), (9.7%, 9.8%) and (5.7%, 13.3%) respectively. There was no significant difference between boys and girls and different age groups in terms of BMI. There was a significant relationship between BMI and birth weight, socioeconomic status and consumption frequency of fast foods.Conclusion: There is an urgent need to target CHILDREN and young adolescents for OBESITY prevention.

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ESNA ASHARI, FARZANEH, SHAFIEAN, MAHSHID, & TORKASHVAND, LEILA. (2016). OBESITY AND OVERWEIGHT AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN. PAYESH, 15(1), 69-77. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/24124/en

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ESNA ASHARI FARZANEH, SHAFIEAN MAHSHID, TORKASHVAND LEILA. OBESITY AND OVERWEIGHT AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN. PAYESH[Internet]. 2016;15(1):69-77. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/24124/en

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FARZANEH ESNA ASHARI, MAHSHID SHAFIEAN, and LEILA TORKASHVAND, “OBESITY AND OVERWEIGHT AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN,” PAYESH, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 69–77, 2016, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/24124/en

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