Discriminating Bangladeshi Children and Adolescents of Affluent Families by Level of Obesity

Bhuyan, KC; Urmi, Atika Farzana

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“…This analysis indicated that the levels of BMI of the adults were significantly different according to the differences in the levels of residence, gender, age, education, occupation, income, smoking habit, marital status and prevalence of non-communicable diseases. This finding was also similar to those were observed earlier [ 18,19,[22][23][24][25].…”

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A Note on the Application of Analysis of Variance in Medical Research

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In medical and in any field of bioscience the social characteristics vary with respect to any of the health hazards of the investigating units. Some of the variations may be significant or insignificant. The significance of the variation is studied by observing the association of any of the health hazards with any or all of the socioeconomic variables. Significant association indicates that health hazard depends on the social character (s). Same study can be made by the application of analysis of variance if the dependent variable is quantitative. In this paper the application of analysis of variance was presented for the analysis of real data.

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“…As another example the analytical results obtained from the data collected from 900 adults of Bangladesh [18,19] were presented here. This analysis indicated that the levels of BMI of the adults were significantly different according to the differences in the levels of residence, gender, age, education, occupation, income, smoking habit, marital status and prevalence of non-communicable diseases.…”

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“…For example, age, height, weight, gender, marital status, religion, education, occupation, income, food habit, working conditions, smoking habit, and utilization of time are associated with many noncommunicable diseases. This phenomenon was observed in many studies, home and abroad [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20], especially these characteristics were found associated with level of obesity, prevalence of diabetes and prevalence of other non-communicable diseases. The level of obesity is measured by the ratio of body weight (in kg) to square of height (in m 2 ).…”

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“…Among urban Bangladeshi school children researchers also found high consumption of fast foods and sugary drinks and low consumption of fruits, vegetables and animal source food [17,18]. However, little is known about the contextual drivers of these food choices.…”

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Promoting healthy foods among urban school children in Bangladesh: A qualitative inquiry of the challenges and opportunities

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Background Food habits are directly associated with overweight and obesity in adolescence and adulthood. Urban Bangladeshi school children tend to consume foods dense in calories and few fruits and vegetables. The current study explored the barriers and opportunities for promoting healthy diets in households and schools from the perspective of teachers and parents in urban Bangladesh.Methods We conducted 14 key informant interviews with school teachers and 6 focus group interviews with mothers of school children. We used inductive thematic analysis manually.Results Schools were important for development of food preferences, however, most school cafeterias provided foods based on profit rather than health considerations. Mothers were generally concerned about chemicals added to raw foods in markets which led to limited fruit and vegetable consumption. Mothers, especially those who were employed, struggled to have time to prepare healthy foods for their children. Foods prepared outside home have acquired many meanings beyond convenience.Conclusions There were social, cultural, and environmental challenges to promoting healthy foods to children. It is important to formulate policies and guidance to create a supportive environment for healthy foods in schools. As processed foods and foods prepared outside the home have become an important part of the urban food culture, it is also important to develop and implement strict regulations and guidelines for production, processing, and distribution. It is also important to educate consumers about identifying and choosing healthy foods. Implementing existing laws related to food safety should also boost the population’s confidence in the food system.

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Discriminating Bangladeshi Children and Adolescents of Affluent Families by Level of Obesity

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