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Abstract
Background
Childhood weight abnormalities are often considered a global health issue with several consequences. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity, and also identify associated factors in elementary school children.
Materials and methods
A total of 1579 elementary school students out of 70000 in the academic year 2014–2015 were selected to participate in this cross-sectional study, using two-stage cluster random sampling. Students' height and weight were measured and their body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Weight status was determined by age and sex according to BMI percentiles of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) standards and based on the percentiles calculated by SPSS in the studied population. Percentiles of more than 95, between 85 and 95, and less than 5 were considered as obese, overweight, and under-weight, respectively. Age, gender, level of parent's education, parent's occupation, place of residence, type of school, monthly income, nutritional status and time of starting complementary feeding, were collected by an information form. Data were analyzed by SPSS software.
Results
According to BMI percentile of CDC, the prevalence of obesity, overweight and underweight among students was 9%, 10% and 17%, respectively. A significant correlation was observed between age, type of school, place of residence, and students' nutrition with weight abnormalities. Also, parents’ education, birth weight, time of starting complementary feeding, hours of watching television and playing computer games, and physical activity rate had no significant relationship with weight abnormalities of students.
Conclusion
Weight abnormalities are one of the most common health problems among elementary school students living in Kerman city, Iran. Overall, more than 35% of children participated in this study had some form of weight abnormalities. Underweight is considered a health issue in our society, the same as obesity and overweight.
Obesity MedicineMedicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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The official journal of the Shanghai Diabetes Institute Obesity is a disease of increasing global prevalence with serious effects on both the individual and society. Obesity Medicine focusses on health and disease, relating to the very broad spectrum of research in and impacting on humans. It is an interdisciplinary journal that addresses mechanisms of disease, epidemiology and co-morbidities. Obesity Medicine encompasses medical, societal, socioeconomic as well as preventive aspects of obesity and is aimed at researchers, practitioners and educators alike.
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