The Prevalence of Obesity and Overweight and Its Relevance to Transportation Among Primary School Students: Yazd, Iran; 2015

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Gholami Somaye; RAHMANIAN MASOUD; Jam Ashkezari Saeedeh; HAZAR NARJES; Aghaee Meybody Seied Mohammad Reza; NAMIRANIAN NASIM

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Journal: International Journal of School Health Year:2019 | Volume:6 | Issue:2 Page(s): 0-0

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The Prevalence of Obesity and Overweight and Its Relevance to Transportation Among Primary School Students: Yazd, Iran; 2015

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Overweight and Obesity

Body Mass Index

Transportation

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Background: The prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in all age groups, especially in childhood, has become alarming. Identification, intervention, and prevention are important factors affecting it. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association the Body Mass Index (BMI) in children and Transportation to school in greater areas of Yazd during 2014-2015. Methods: This is an analytical cross-sectional study. It was conducted on 2000 primary school students between six to 13 years old who lived in the greater areas of Yazd. Data were collected using a validated questionnaire. Anthropometrics were collected using standardized instruments. Results: In this study, 2000 students were enrolled and 1700 students’ information aged between six to 13 years were recruited completely. About 42% of the participants were male. The mean SD age of students was 9. 55 ( 1. 9) years old. The frequency of normal weight was 56%, overweight was 10. 9%, and obesity was 20. 6. Students who actively commuted to school had a lower BMI (P = 0. 035). Conclusions: The results of this study showed that the way students can travel could affect their BMI. The use of vehicle was higher in obese and overweight students.

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Gholami, Somaye, RAHMANIAN, MASOUD, Jam Ashkezari, Saeedeh, HAZAR, NARJES, Aghaee Meybody, Seied Mohammad Reza, & NAMIRANIAN, NASIM. (2019). The Prevalence of Obesity and Overweight and Its Relevance to Transportation Among Primary School Students: Yazd, Iran; 2015. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 6(2), 0-0. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/775550/en

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Gholami Somaye, RAHMANIAN MASOUD, Jam Ashkezari Saeedeh, HAZAR NARJES, Aghaee Meybody Seied Mohammad Reza, NAMIRANIAN NASIM. The Prevalence of Obesity and Overweight and Its Relevance to Transportation Among Primary School Students: Yazd, Iran; 2015. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH[Internet]. 2019;6(2):0-0. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/775550/en

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Somaye Gholami, MASOUD RAHMANIAN, Saeedeh Jam Ashkezari, NARJES HAZAR, Seied Mohammad Reza Aghaee Meybody, and NASIM NAMIRANIAN, “The Prevalence of Obesity and Overweight and Its Relevance to Transportation Among Primary School Students: Yazd, Iran; 2015,” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 0–0, 2019, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/775550/en

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