Childhood obesity and its relationship with dietary Behavior of the Primary School Children at Benghazi Libya
| Main Author: | Fatma Ziuo |
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| Format: | Proceeding eJournal |
| Terbitan: |
, 2020
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/4096667 |
Daftar Isi:
- Background: Obesity has negative health impacts in childhood, particularly for the long term. In addition to a higher risk of obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) later in life, affected children experience adverse outcomes. Aims of the study: to find out the prevalence of obesity among primary school children at Benghazi Libya (2012) and its relation with the breakfast skipping, dietary behaviors and socio-economic factors. Subject and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among primary school children at Benghazi 2012. Analysis of variances and longitudinal mixed-effects linear regression models were used to investigate the relation of socio-economic factors and dietary behavior with BMI. Results: The mean age was 8.9 ±2.2 years. The mean BMI= 32± 11.0 kg/m2. The study revealed that about more than half of children their BMI were more than 30kg/m2. The study also revealed significant relation between child obesity and skipping breakfast (p=0.002), negatively associated with vegetable intake (P=0.004), family size (0.016), and social status (0.004). Conclusions: changing child dietary behavior and family relations are important factors in childhood obesity reduction.