Obesity in elementary school children after the Great East Japan Earthquake

Moriyama, Hidenori; Fuchimukai, Toru; Kondo, Naoki; Takayama, John I.

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“…The results show that among 782 investigated children, 281 children (35.93%) were overweight/obese, congruent with the results of several studies conducted in urban areas/cities in Port Said (2011): 31.2%35 ; Uberaba, Brazil (2012–2013): 32.3%36 ; Ankara, Turkey (2015): 35.9%27 ; and New Zealand (2017–2018): 31.9% 37. The prevalence of overweight/obesity among primary school children in Thanhhoa is lower than the results of Hochiminh city, Vietnam (2014–2015): 55.6%38 but far higher than the results of Rikuzentakata, Japan (2013): 7.8%39; Guangzhou, China (2014): 18.2%18 ; Chocó, Colombia (2015): 13.2%40 ; Lomé, Togo (2015): 7.1%32 ; Nepal (2017): 25.7%17 ; and Abidjan, Ivory Coast (2018): 10.2% 41. Therefore, the epidemic of overweight/obesity among primary school children can be regarded as a matter of concern in Thanhhoa city.…”

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“…From 2010 to now, globally, there has been a multitude of studies conducted to determine the prevalence and factors associated with overweight/obesity among children and adolescents 16–44. The first group of risk factors significantly associated with overweight/obesity among children is the characteristics of children and their families, including child’s sex,17–22 child’s age,18 19 21 birth order,19 overweight at birth,19 the number of siblings,19 23 school type (public/private),18 25 father/mother’s education,18 26 27 father/mother’s occupation,17 19 24 parental overweight/obesity or BMIs18 19 24 29 30 and residence (urban/rural) 21 22 24.…”

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Prevalence and associated factors of overweight and obesity among primary school children: a cross-sectional study in Thanhhoa City, Vietnam

Dinh

2022

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ObjectiveTo determine the prevalence and associated factors of overweight and obesity among primary school children (6–11 years old) in Thanhhoa city in 2021.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingSeven primary schools in Thanhhoa city, Vietnam.Participants782 children (and their parents).Primary and secondary outcome measuresTwo-stage cluster random sampling was used for selecting children and data were collected from January to February 2021. A self-administrated questionnaire was designed for children and their parents. Children’s height and weight were measured and body mass index (BMI)-for-age z-scores were computed using the WHO Anthro software V.1.0.4. Data were analysed using R software V.4.1.2. The associations between potential factors and childhood overweight/obesity were analysed through univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses. Variables were selected using the Bayesian Model Averaging method.ResultsThe prevalence of overweight/obesity among primary school children in Thanhhoa city was 35.93% (overweight 21.61% and obesity 14.32%). The proportion of overweight girls was nearly equal to that of boys (20.78% and 22.52%, respectively, p=0.6152) while the proportion of boys with obesity was four times as many as that of girls (23.86% and 5.62%, respectively, p<0.0001). Child’s sex was the factor significantly associated with childhood overweight/obesity. Boys had double the risk of being overweight/obese than girls (adjusted OR: aOR=2.48, p<0.0001). Other potential factors which may be associated with childhood overweight/obesity included mode of transport to school, the people living with the child, mother’s occupation, father’s education, eating confectionery, the total time of doing sports, and sedentary activities.ConclusionOne in every three primary school children in Thanhhoa city were either overweight or obese. Parents, teachers and policy-makers can implement interventions in the aforementioned factors to reduce the rate of childhood obesity. In forthcoming years, longitudinal studies should be conducted to determine the causal relationships between potential factors and childhood overweight/obesity.

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Prevalence and associated factors of overweight and obesity among primary school children: a cross-sectional study in Thanhhoa City, Vietnam

Dinh

2022

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“…For instance, obesity among school-age children in Iwate and Fukushima prefectures increased after the Great East Japan earthquake. 14,15 The Kumamoto earthquake may have contributed to the increased prevalence of obesity and increased its severity among the children in Kumamoto, as many guardians insisted that their children's weight increased due to lifestyle changes occurring after the earthquake. However, significant differences in the percentage of overweight before and after the earthquake were not noted (Figure S1).…”

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Outcomes of pediatric obesity‐related lifestyle disease screenings in Kumamoto

Nagamatsu

Kido

Suginohara³

et al. 2023

Pediatrics International

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BackgroundObesity is an important issue causing both health hazards and socioeconomic loss to those affected. Kumamoto City regularly performs obesity‐related lifestyle disease screenings for fourth grade children with obesity, including physical examinations, blood tests, and special examination referrals. We retrospectively analyzed the outcomes of the screenings conducted from 2011 to 2020.MethodsThe percentage of overweight was calculated using data from the Lifestyle Disease Screening Board of Kumamoto City from 2011 to 2020. The percentage of overweight, abdominal circumference, blood pressure, and laboratory test outcomes of the Secondary Lifestyle Disease Test were evaluated.ResultsThe proportion of children with obesity in grades 1–4 in Kumamoto was higher than the national average, while that in grades 5–6 was lower than the national average. Among the fourth graders screened, 6521 were eligible for the Secondary Lifestyle Disease Tests, of which 3291 children underwent the test. In the testing, 22.3% of the boys and 29.1% of the girls were nonobese. Moreover, 25.9% of the boys and 19.2% of the girls, including nonobese children, required further examination and intervention. Notably, 62.1% of the boys and 46.2% of the girls who were nonobese and required special examination had a waist circumference of ≥75 cm or waist‐to‐height ratios of ≥0.5.ConclusionsObesity‐related lifestyle disease screenings contributed to preventing obesity progression. Abdominal circumference measurements may be useful in determining nonobese children at a risk of lifestyle diseases.

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“…Access routes have changed several times because of road reconstruction and renovation, and many stores are still operating from temporary premises. Furthermore, people are only now, 6 years after the disaster, beginning to move from temporary accommodations to permanent housing [ 32 – 34 ]. These changes in the physical environment may affect socioenvironmental conditions, including social support, for the entire population living in areas affected by a disaster [ 35 , 36 ], especially vulnerable populations, including mothers with infants and preschool-aged children.…”

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Factors associated with social support in child-rearing among mothers in post-disaster communities

Nishihara

Nakamura

Fuchimukai

et al. 2018

Environ Health Prev Med

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BackgroundNatural disasters have long-term negative impacts on the health and socioenvironmental conditions of a population, affecting the physical environment as well as the relationships within the community, including social networks. Mothers in post-disaster communities may have difficulty receiving social support not only from family members and relatives but also from members of their community, such as people in their neighborhoods. This study focused on mothers with infants and preschool-aged children in post-disaster communities. The associations of social support with sociodemographic characteristics and socioenvironmental conditions related to child-rearing among mothers in post-disaster communities were assessed.MethodsAn anonymous self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted in October 2015 in 988 households in areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. The data collected on sociodemographic and socioenvironmental characteristics included the presence of pre-disaster acquaintances in the neighborhood and social support for child-rearing. The associations of sociodemographic and socioenvironmental characteristics with social support were examined.ResultsWe analyzed 215 completed questionnaires from mothers living in different houses from those they lived in before the disaster to reflect continuous relationships with people from the pre-disaster communities. Social support was significantly associated with infant sex, extended family, support obtained from relatives not living together, pre-disaster acquaintances, use of child support resources, and no perceived difficulties in child-rearing. In addition, the presence of pre-disaster acquaintances was associated with categories of mental/physical place of comfort and child-rearing support, with adjusted odds ratios of 1.88 (95% CI 1.03–3.44) and 2.84 (95% CI 1.46–5.52) compared with mothers who did not have any pre-disaster acquaintances.ConclusionsFactors associated with the obtainment of social support in child-rearing among mothers in post-disaster communities were attributed not only to mothers themselves and family members but also to socioenvironmental factors such as the presence of pre-disaster acquaintances. The presence of pre-disaster acquaintances promoted rich social support in child-rearing in post-disaster communities. When reconstructing a community following changes in residence location after a disaster, the pre-disaster relationships among the community dwellers should be considered from the viewpoint of child-rearing support.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12199-018-0747-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Obesity in elementary school children after the Great East Japan Earthquake

Cited by 6 publications

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Prevalence and associated factors of overweight and obesity among primary school children: a cross-sectional study in Thanhhoa City, Vietnam

Prevalence and associated factors of overweight and obesity among primary school children: a cross-sectional study in Thanhhoa City, Vietnam

Outcomes of pediatric obesity‐related lifestyle disease screenings in Kumamoto

Factors associated with social support in child-rearing among mothers in post-disaster communities

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