Association between behavioural factors and BMI-for-age among early adolescents in Hulu Langat district, Selangor, Malaysia
| Autor: | Mohd Taib Mohd Nasir, Fui Chee Woon, Yit Siew Chin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Physical activity Child Behavior Overweight Management of obesity Body Mass Index Screen time medicine Prevalence Humans Association (psychology) Child Meal Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry Puberty Malaysia Feeding Behavior medicine.disease Obesity Diet Cross-Sectional Studies Physical therapy Linear Models Early adolescents Female medicine.symptom Sedentary Behavior business Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Energy Intake Energy Metabolism Demography |
| Zdroj: | Obesity researchclinical practice. 9(4) |
| ISSN: | 1871-403X |
| Popis: | This paper investigates the association between behavioural factors and BMI-for-age among early adolescents (10-11 years old) in Hulu Langat district, Selangor.This cross-sectional study was conducted among 333 primary school students. Body weight and height of the students were measured and their BMI-for-age was calculated. Eating behaviours, energy intake, energy expenditure, physical activity, and screen time were assessed using the Eating Behaviours Questionnaire and a 2-day dietary and physical activity recall, respectively. Data were analysed using multiple linear regression analysis.The prevalence of overweight and obesity (28.2%) was about twice the prevalence of thinness (11.1%). The mean energy intake and energy expenditure of the students was 1772±441kcal/day and 1705±331kcal/day, respectively. Three in five of the students (60.1%) skipped at least one meal and 98.2% snacked between meals daily. A majority of them (55.3%) were sedentary. Low energy intake (p0.05) and low energy expenditure (p0.05) were associated with high BMI-for-age. Energy expenditure (β=-0.033) and energy intake (β=-0.090) significantly explained 65.1% of the variances in BMI-for-age (F=119.170, p0.05).These findings suggested that promoting healthy eating and active lifestyle should be targeted in the prevention and management of obesity among early adolescents. |
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