İlkokul Çağindaki̇ Çocuklarda Obezi̇te Görülme Sikliği

Abstract

The objective of the research was to identify the prevalence of obesity in primary school children. Material and Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted among 1526 students at a primary school between October 2016 and May 2017. The data were collected using the student follow-up form. Findings: The mean age of the children was 8.35±1.28 years; of them, 50.2 % were females and 5.2 % were Syrians. 7.7% of the children were found to be overweight and 8.8% of them were obese. A significant difference was not found between students' status of being overweight and obese in terms of their gender and nationality (p> 0.05). As the age and the number of years of education increased, the prevalence of overweight and obesity increased significantly (x2=8.432, p=0.015; x2=9.520, p=0.023). A significant difference between the duration of daily activity and the status of being overweight and obese could not be found (p>0.05). Conclusion: The results of the research showed that the prevalence of overweight and obesity was high in primary school children and this rate increased with age. It is extremely important to diagnose obesity and to conduct intervention at the earliest stage. The school environment is suitable for performing these interventions and it is recommended that existing programs aiming to improve screening, healthy nutrition and physical activity in school health services based on primary prevention should be sustainable and assessed for adequacy.

Çocuk ve ergen psikiyatri polikliniğine başvuran olguların beden kitle indeksi, beslenme tutum ve davranışları: duygusal ve davranışsal sorunlarla ilişkisi

“…Metinoğlu ve ark. 'nın [47] yaptığı çalışmada baba eğitim durumu, aile gelir düzeyine göre BKİ arasında çalışmamıza benzer şekilde fark bulunmamıştır. Yine başka bir çalışmada aşırı kilolu/obez 11-16 yaş arası çocuk ve ergenlerin normal kilolu olan yaşıtlarına göre anne çalışma durumu, anne eğitim durumu, baba eğitim durumu açısından farklılık göstermediği tespit edilmiştir [48].…”

“…Çalışmamızda "her sabah iyi bir kahvaltı yapmayı seviyorum" cümlesine katılmayan çocuk ve ergenlerin oranı %74,5 olarak bulunmuştur. Bu oran sabah kahvaltısı öğününün sıklıkla atlandığını gösteren önceki çalışmalarla uyumludur [47,59,60]. Kahvaltı öğününü atlamak çocuk ve ergenlerde aşırı kilolu olma, obez olma, kötü lipit profili, insülin direnci ve metabolik sendromla ilişkilidir [60].…”

Body satisfaction and self‐perception profile: Reliability and validity analyses of the Children's body image scale for Turkish children

“…Also, negative body image was found to be a prospective predictor of chronic eating problems in adolescence and young adulthood in the same study. In a recent study in Turkey, it has been found that the prevalence of overweight and obesity among primary school children is high and this rate increased with age (Özsoy et al, 2020). Moreover, Sezer (2018) found that childhood obesity is not noticed by Turkish parents they did not perceive obesity as a health threat.…”