RESEARCH PAPER
Impact of life style on body weight in adolescents on the basis of questionnaire findings in selected group of youth from rural and urban areas
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Zakład Zdrowia i Środowiska
Instytut Zdrowia Publicznego
Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu
Uniwersytet Jagielloński Collegium Medicum
Kierownik Zakładu Zdrowia i Środowiska IZP WNoZ UJ CM: Prof. dr hab. J. Hałuszka
Dyrektor Instytutu Zdrowia Publicznego WNoZ UJ CM: Prof. dr hab. A. Pająk
Corresponding author
Monika Ścibor
Instytut Zdrowia Publicznego Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu UJ CM ul. Grzegórzecka 20 Kraków 31-531 tel. 12 424-13-94 fax 12 424-13-91
Instytut Zdrowia Publicznego Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu UJ CM ul. Grzegórzecka 20 Kraków 31-531 tel. 12 424-13-94 fax 12 424-13-91
Med Srod. 2012;15(1):39-45
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Overweight and primary obesity in children and adolescents is a crucial problem in publicm health. Obese children and adolescents are especially susceptible to obesity in adulthood and consequently exposed to many obesity related diseases.
Objective:
Evaluation of overweight and primary obesity in urban and rural youth populations and comparison of life style concerning: physical activity, sedentary behaviors, dietary habits among overweight and obese adolescents and their peers with proper Body Mass Index value.
Material and Methods:
The study was performed in the group of 136 students from junior high school. The students with BMI value over 85th percentile of sex-specific growth charts were classified as overweight. Research tool was a questionnaire.
Results:
15,9% of adolescents were overweight, out of which 4,5% were obese. There was not a significant relation between Body Mass Index and the place of residence. Overweight and obese adolescents revealed lower physical activity and tendency to spend much more time playing computer games. Adolescents with overweight or obesity did not regularly have breakfast at weekends, more often had sweets and sweet drinks and also high energy and very salty snacks instead.
Conclusions:
Overweight and obesity is a serious problem among students from junior high school population which calls for taking immediate preventive measures to promote healthy lifestyle among children and adolescents.
Overweight and primary obesity in children and adolescents is a crucial problem in publicm health. Obese children and adolescents are especially susceptible to obesity in adulthood and consequently exposed to many obesity related diseases.
Objective:
Evaluation of overweight and primary obesity in urban and rural youth populations and comparison of life style concerning: physical activity, sedentary behaviors, dietary habits among overweight and obese adolescents and their peers with proper Body Mass Index value.
Material and Methods:
The study was performed in the group of 136 students from junior high school. The students with BMI value over 85th percentile of sex-specific growth charts were classified as overweight. Research tool was a questionnaire.
Results:
15,9% of adolescents were overweight, out of which 4,5% were obese. There was not a significant relation between Body Mass Index and the place of residence. Overweight and obese adolescents revealed lower physical activity and tendency to spend much more time playing computer games. Adolescents with overweight or obesity did not regularly have breakfast at weekends, more often had sweets and sweet drinks and also high energy and very salty snacks instead.
Conclusions:
Overweight and obesity is a serious problem among students from junior high school population which calls for taking immediate preventive measures to promote healthy lifestyle among children and adolescents.
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