[PDF] Top 20 Prevalence and Correlates of Overweight and Obesity among School Children in Sohag, Egypt

... utilization. Overweight and obesity in children and ado- lescents are considered global ...of children, 6 - 11 years old, are overweight ...million school-age children ... See full document

... of children attending private schools were from higher SES households, con- sumed high energy foods, snacks and drinks, and used motorised transport to and from school compared to chil- dren attending ... See full document

... A multistage stratified random sampling technique was used; stratification was based on Behera Educational Administrations, grade level and sex. In the first stage, two Educational Administrations were chosen randomly ... See full document

... in children during ...the prevalence of overweight / obesity was found more in girls ...the prevalence of overweight / obesity was high in girls compared Table ...of ... See full document

... -In Egypt, Badawi et al. [29] conducted a study to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity among primary school children, aged from 6 to 12 years and to estimate ... See full document

... he prevalence of childhood obesity has nearly tripled since 1970 1 , the highest rate of childhood obesity have been observed in the developed ...Its prevalence is increasing in the developing ... See full document

... There has, however, been a policy shift in some innovative jurisdictions in recent years with the introduction of fiscal measures to reduce sugar- sweetened beverage consumption, a discrete risk factor for childhood ... See full document

... the children were measured with ...barefoot. Children’ s bags, books, exercise books and other playing materials were put away by data ...primary school in Harar ...eight school teachers about ... See full document

... young children in developing countries ...of children in developing countries suffer from IDA mainly due to poor nutrition in the majority of cases ... See full document

... 903 children, 7 to 11 years of age, were enrolled in this study through cluster ...the children who were currently suffering from .... Overweight was defined as BMI greater than the age- and ... See full document

... The data pertaining with the demographic variables of respondents included age, sex, religion, education, types of family, total number of family members, father's occupation, mother's occupation , parent's monthly ... See full document

... 1045 children with age range from 6 to 12 years and a mean age of ...a prevalence rate of ...wart prevalence according to sex and age, while the prevalence was significantly higher in students ... See full document

... of obesity is increasing rapidly across the country over the last 3 decades, and this trend will continue not only in developed countries, but also in developing ...the prevalence of obesity in ... See full document

... The prevalence of overweight and obesity in private schools in the city of Aracaju (situated in a poorly developed region of Brazil) resembles the high prevalence in developed ...lower ... See full document

... that children from poorer backgrounds are, on average, more likely to be overweight/obese than children from more advantaged families (Griffiths et ...that children of ethnic minority parents ... See full document

... All school children aged 3–6 years attending private Kindergarten (KG) schools were included in the ...18% prevalence of overweight and obesity taken from Southern Ethiopia study [14], ... See full document

... the school children were assessed using a food frequency questionnaire that had a reference period of one week prior to the ...the school children were then ...pre-tested among mothers ... See full document

... Conclusion: Obesity is a product of imbalance between energy intake and energy ...of children, such as physical education compulsorily integrated in to school, increasing play ground facilities, and ... See full document

... the prevalence of physical inactivity among youth worldwide had increased and at the international level, 67% of young children in Canada meet the average physical activity guidelines to achieve ... See full document

... that obesity is associated with coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, respiratory problems, ...the prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidaemia and clustering of risk factors with ... See full document