Body weight status of school adolescents in Terengganu, Malaysia: a population baseline study
| Autor: | Sharifah Wajihah Wafa, Nurzaime Zulaily, Mohd Razif Shahril, Aryati Ahmad, Engku Fadzli Hasan Syed Abdullah, Amran Ahmed, Rahmah Mohd Amin, Nor Saidah Abdul Manan |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
Gerontology Male Rural Population medicine.medical_specialty Pediatric Obesity Adolescent Cross-sectional study Population Overweight Body Mass Index 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Epidemiology medicine Prevalence Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education Child School Health Services education.field_of_study School adolescents 030109 nutrition & dietetics Schools business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Public health Body Weight Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Terengganu Malaysia lcsh:RA1-1270 medicine.disease Obesity Body weight status Cross-Sectional Studies Adolescent Health Services Female Biostatistics medicine.symptom business Body mass index Demography Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMC Public Health BMC Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| Popis: | Background Body weight is highly associated with overall health status. Being severely thin or obese may impose the risk of many health problems. Early detection of body mass index (BMI) status may help to reduce the associated comorbidities. Although many studies in the literature have investigated the BMI of school adolescents in Malaysia, the data on status of body weight among school adolescents in suburban states like Terengganu is limited. This study aimed to describe the body weight status of the whole population of school adolescents in all seven districts in Terengganu, Malaysia. Methods Using a cross-sectional study design, body weight and height were measured, and BMI was calculated and classified using WHO BMI-for-age Z-score. Data was obtained using the National Fitness Standard (SEGAK) assessment, which was uploaded in a specific Health Monitoring System (HEMS). Results From a total of 62,567 school adolescents, 50.7% were boys and 49.3% were girls. Girls had significantly higher BMI than boys in age groups of 13 to 15 and 16 to 17 years old. Among boys and girls, there were significant differences in mean BMI of school adolescents between rural and urban school locations in all age groups (p |
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