Occurrence of overweight, obesity and their associated risk factors among primary school pupils in Samarra/Iraq: a cross-sectional study.
Objective: To find the prevalence of overweight and obesity and the risk factors for increasing weight amongyoung students. Method: The cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted during the 2018-19 academic year in Samarra, Iraq,after approval from the ethics review committee of Anbar Unive...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Pakistan Medical Association
2024-09-01
|
| Series: | Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association |
| Online Access: | https://jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/21815 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1849394309725421568 |
|---|---|
| author | Ahmed Khalaf Al-Delaimy Yassen Taha Sarhan Mahasin Ali Al-Taha Badeaa Thamer Yahyaa Ru’ya Abdulhadi Al-Rawi |
| author_facet | Ahmed Khalaf Al-Delaimy Yassen Taha Sarhan Mahasin Ali Al-Taha Badeaa Thamer Yahyaa Ru’ya Abdulhadi Al-Rawi |
| author_sort | Ahmed Khalaf Al-Delaimy |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description |
Objective: To find the prevalence of overweight and obesity and the risk factors for increasing weight amongyoung students.
Method: The cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted during the 2018-19 academic year in Samarra, Iraq,after approval from the ethics review committee of Anbar University, Al Anbar, Iraq, and comprised primaryschoolchildren aged 7-13 years regardless of gender. After collecting sociodemographic data, based on body massindex values, the children were categorised into malnourished <5th percentile, normal 5-84th percentile,overweight 85-97th percentile, and obese greater than or equal to 97th percentile. Data was analysed using SPSS 27.
Results: Of the 450 subjects, 243(54%) were girls and 207(46%) were boys. Obesity was found in 54(12%,) subjects,while 83(18.4%) were overweight. Class grades of the schoolchildren, mothers’ education, type of food taken toschool, money to buy from the school canteen, consumption of soft drinks, and eating snacks were significantlyrelated to body mass index percentile (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Overweight and obesity were prevalent in school children, and a number of factors contributed to theproblem, highlighting the need for health education interventions.
Key Words: Overweight, Snacks, Obesity, Risk Factors, Health, Carbonated, Beverages
|
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-e785c61c21b24a4aa603f41c3de97656 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 0030-9982 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2024-09-01 |
| publisher | Pakistan Medical Association |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association |
| spelling | doaj-art-e785c61c21b24a4aa603f41c3de976562025-08-20T03:40:01ZengPakistan Medical AssociationJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association0030-99822024-09-017410 (Supple-08)10.47391/JPMA-BAGH-16-28Occurrence of overweight, obesity and their associated risk factors among primary school pupils in Samarra/Iraq: a cross-sectional study.Ahmed Khalaf Al-Delaimy0Yassen Taha Sarhan1Mahasin Ali Al-Taha2Badeaa Thamer Yahyaa3Ru’ya Abdulhadi Al-Rawi4Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Anbar, Ramadi, Iraq.Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Anbar, Ramadi, Iraq.Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Anbar, Ramadi, Iraq.Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Anbar, Ramadi, Iraq.Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Anbar, Ramadi, Iraq. Objective: To find the prevalence of overweight and obesity and the risk factors for increasing weight amongyoung students. Method: The cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted during the 2018-19 academic year in Samarra, Iraq,after approval from the ethics review committee of Anbar University, Al Anbar, Iraq, and comprised primaryschoolchildren aged 7-13 years regardless of gender. After collecting sociodemographic data, based on body massindex values, the children were categorised into malnourished <5th percentile, normal 5-84th percentile,overweight 85-97th percentile, and obese greater than or equal to 97th percentile. Data was analysed using SPSS 27. Results: Of the 450 subjects, 243(54%) were girls and 207(46%) were boys. Obesity was found in 54(12%,) subjects,while 83(18.4%) were overweight. Class grades of the schoolchildren, mothers’ education, type of food taken toschool, money to buy from the school canteen, consumption of soft drinks, and eating snacks were significantlyrelated to body mass index percentile (p<0.05). Conclusion: Overweight and obesity were prevalent in school children, and a number of factors contributed to theproblem, highlighting the need for health education interventions. Key Words: Overweight, Snacks, Obesity, Risk Factors, Health, Carbonated, Beverages https://jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/21815 |
| spellingShingle | Ahmed Khalaf Al-Delaimy Yassen Taha Sarhan Mahasin Ali Al-Taha Badeaa Thamer Yahyaa Ru’ya Abdulhadi Al-Rawi Occurrence of overweight, obesity and their associated risk factors among primary school pupils in Samarra/Iraq: a cross-sectional study. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association |
| title | Occurrence of overweight, obesity and their associated risk factors among primary school pupils in Samarra/Iraq: a cross-sectional study. |
| title_full | Occurrence of overweight, obesity and their associated risk factors among primary school pupils in Samarra/Iraq: a cross-sectional study. |
| title_fullStr | Occurrence of overweight, obesity and their associated risk factors among primary school pupils in Samarra/Iraq: a cross-sectional study. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Occurrence of overweight, obesity and their associated risk factors among primary school pupils in Samarra/Iraq: a cross-sectional study. |
| title_short | Occurrence of overweight, obesity and their associated risk factors among primary school pupils in Samarra/Iraq: a cross-sectional study. |
| title_sort | occurrence of overweight obesity and their associated risk factors among primary school pupils in samarra iraq a cross sectional study |
| url | https://jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/21815 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT ahmedkhalafaldelaimy occurrenceofoverweightobesityandtheirassociatedriskfactorsamongprimaryschoolpupilsinsamarrairaqacrosssectionalstudy AT yassentahasarhan occurrenceofoverweightobesityandtheirassociatedriskfactorsamongprimaryschoolpupilsinsamarrairaqacrosssectionalstudy AT mahasinalialtaha occurrenceofoverweightobesityandtheirassociatedriskfactorsamongprimaryschoolpupilsinsamarrairaqacrosssectionalstudy AT badeaathameryahyaa occurrenceofoverweightobesityandtheirassociatedriskfactorsamongprimaryschoolpupilsinsamarrairaqacrosssectionalstudy AT ruyaabdulhadialrawi occurrenceofoverweightobesityandtheirassociatedriskfactorsamongprimaryschoolpupilsinsamarrairaqacrosssectionalstudy |