Obesity determinants among Malaysian 12-year old school adolescents: findings from the HAT study
| Autor: | Sharifah Wajihah Wafa, Rahmah Mohd Amin, Nurzaime Zulaily, Amran Ahmed, Carmen Piernas, Mohd Razif Shahril, Aryati Ahmad |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Pediatric Obesity Adolescent Birth weight Population Adult obesity Adolescents Pediatrics Childhood obesity RJ1-570 Odds Body Mass Index Serving size medicine Humans Obesity education Child Exercise education.field_of_study Schools business.industry Research medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies Risk factors Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female business Body mass index Demography |
| Zdroj: | BMC Pediatrics BMC Pediatrics, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1471-2431 |
| Popis: | BackgroundChildhood obesity has been associated with increased odds of adult obesity and co-morbidities in later life. Finding the key determinants may help in designing the most appropriate and effective interventions to prevent obesity. This study aimed to identify the determinants of obesity among school adolescents in a sub-urban state of Malaysia.MethodsThis cross-sectional study involved 1,404 school adolescents aged 12 years (46% boys and 54% girls). Socio-demographic, dietary and physical activity data were collected using questionnaires whilst body weight and height were measured and body mass index was classified based on WHO BMI-for-age Z-scores cut-off.ResultsA multivariable linear regression model showed that BMI z-score was positively associated with parents’ BMI (PP=0.003), and serving size of milk and dairy products (P=0.036) whilst inversely associated with household size (P=0.022). Overall, 13.1% of the variances in BMI Z-scores were explained by parents’ BMI, birth weight, servings of milk and dairy products and household size.ConclusionThis study found important determinants of body weight status among adolescents mainly associated with family and home environmental factor. This evidence could help to form the effective and tailored strategies at the earliest stage to prevent obesity in this population. |
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