Comparative survey of parents\'BMI in obese and non-obese 6 - 12 year old children in Esfahan, 2000
Introduction: Child obesity is an issue which deserves attention because it can cause medical ‎problem in children and adults and it tends to sustain which becomes chronic and causes ‎several health risks in adulthood. In recent years, the increasing prevalence of obesity in &lrm...
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| description | Introduction: Child obesity is an issue which deserves attention because it can cause medical ‎problem in children and adults and it tends to sustain which becomes chronic and causes ‎several health risks in adulthood. In recent years, the increasing prevalence of obesity in ‎children has become an important issue in different parts of world. Therefore diagnosis of ‎child obesity is essential in pediatric.‎ Preventive medicine and the best way are to acknowledge and limit the risk factors.‎
Objective: This study aims to determine and compare parents, BMI in obese and non - obese ‎‏6-12‏‎ year old children in Esfahan in ‎‏2000‏‎.‎
Methods: In this descriptive case-control study, ‎‏150‏‎ obese ,‎‏6-12‏‎ year old children were ‎matched as regard to age, sex and place of living with same number of non-obese children and ‎their BMI and their parents, BMI were compared.‎
Results: Findings indicated that there is a significant relation between parents, BMI and ‎children,s obesity and their BMI was higher than the BMI of non-obese children,s parents.In ‎another word, obese children 's parents were more obese and had more extra weight that the ‎non- obese children ,s parents. ‎
Conclusion:Since there was a significant relationship between parents, obesity and their ‎children ,s obesity and parents, obesity is an important risk for children ,s obesity, therefore it is ‎suggested to promptly improve parents, knowledge on obesity and its risks and stages of ‎prevention of children ,s obesity.‎ |
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| spelling | doaj-art-72478e7e28ea4c54a6dca952a2e2d5ea2024-12-02T04:40:37ZengGuilan University of Medical SciencesJournal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery2588-37122588-37202005-10-0115216Comparative survey of parents\'BMI in obese and non-obese 6 - 12 year old children in Esfahan, 2000nasrin akbari0khosro tavakol1neda parvin2masoumeh delaram3afsaneh kazemiyan4 Introduction: Child obesity is an issue which deserves attention because it can cause medical ‎problem in children and adults and it tends to sustain which becomes chronic and causes ‎several health risks in adulthood. In recent years, the increasing prevalence of obesity in ‎children has become an important issue in different parts of world. Therefore diagnosis of ‎child obesity is essential in pediatric.‎ Preventive medicine and the best way are to acknowledge and limit the risk factors.‎ Objective: This study aims to determine and compare parents, BMI in obese and non - obese ‎‏6-12‏‎ year old children in Esfahan in ‎‏2000‏‎.‎ Methods: In this descriptive case-control study, ‎‏150‏‎ obese ,‎‏6-12‏‎ year old children were ‎matched as regard to age, sex and place of living with same number of non-obese children and ‎their BMI and their parents, BMI were compared.‎ Results: Findings indicated that there is a significant relation between parents, BMI and ‎children,s obesity and their BMI was higher than the BMI of non-obese children,s parents.In ‎another word, obese children 's parents were more obese and had more extra weight that the ‎non- obese children ,s parents. ‎ Conclusion:Since there was a significant relationship between parents, obesity and their ‎children ,s obesity and parents, obesity is an important risk for children ,s obesity, therefore it is ‎suggested to promptly improve parents, knowledge on obesity and its risks and stages of ‎prevention of children ,s obesity.‎http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-243-52&slc_lang=en&sid=1 obesity Children BMI |
| spellingShingle | nasrin akbari khosro tavakol neda parvin masoumeh delaram afsaneh kazemiyan Comparative survey of parents\'BMI in obese and non-obese 6 - 12 year old children in Esfahan, 2000 Journal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery obesity Children BMI |
| title | Comparative survey of parents\'BMI in obese and non-obese 6 - 12 year old children in Esfahan, 2000 |
| title_full | Comparative survey of parents\'BMI in obese and non-obese 6 - 12 year old children in Esfahan, 2000 |
| title_fullStr | Comparative survey of parents\'BMI in obese and non-obese 6 - 12 year old children in Esfahan, 2000 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative survey of parents\'BMI in obese and non-obese 6 - 12 year old children in Esfahan, 2000 |
| title_short | Comparative survey of parents\'BMI in obese and non-obese 6 - 12 year old children in Esfahan, 2000 |
| title_sort | comparative survey of parents bmi in obese and non obese 6 12 year old children in esfahan 2000 |
| topic | obesity Children BMI |
| url | http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-243-52&slc_lang=en&sid=1 |
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