Hygiena 2013, 58(1):11-15 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a0956

Incidence of Overweight and Obesity among School-age Children and Adolescents in Central Slovakia

Mária Kožuchová, Martina Bašková
Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Jesseniova lekárska fakulta v Martine, Ústav nelekárskych študijných programov, Martin

Overweight and obesity among school-age and adolescent children currently pose a worldwide health problem drawing attention not only of the professional but also general public. The increase of overweight and obesity among school children is the outcome of bad eating habits and reduced physical activity. The Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) project is one of the first international cross-sectional studies focused on teenagers' health and their health-related behaviour. The aim of this article is to demonstrate the occurrence of overweight and obesity in school-age children and adolescents in Central Slovakia. The body mass index (BMI) of respondents was calculated on the basis of given height and weight. Data collection was performed in 25 primary schools and two eight-year grammar schools in the Žilina and Banská Bystrica regions from May to June 2010. The group of respondents consisted of 1187 students in three age categories, 11-year-olds (313 respondents), 13-year-olds (442 respondents) and 15-year-olds (432 respondents). A standardized questionnaire developed for the needs of the HBSC study. Data collection included demographic data: gender, school class and age. Significant interaction of two variables was assessed by using the chi-square test. The occurrence of overweight and obesity among schoolchildren in Central Slovakia did not exceed one tenth amongst schoolgirls. With higher age, the occurrence of overweight and obesity among girls decreases from 8% among 11-year-olds to 6% in 15-year-olds, and from 19% among 11-year-olds to 9% among 15-year-olds in the group of boys. Among 13-year-old boys we found a significantly higher prevalence of obesity (p = 0.003). In the group of 11 and 15-year-olds these differences were not statistically significant (11-year-old: p = 0.011, 15-year-old: p = 0.284). The number of school age children and adolescents with overweight and obesity in Slovakia, but also worldwide, is constantly increasing and brings many health and psychosocial consequences. Proper diet and adequate physical activity among school children is of utmost importance in the prevention of obesity.

Keywords: overweight, child obesity, Body Mass Index (BMI), HBSC study

Received: August 2012; Accepted: October 10, 2012; Published: March 1, 2013  Show citation

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Kožuchová M, Bašková M. Incidence of Overweight and Obesity among School-age Children and Adolescents in Central Slovakia. Hygiena. 2013;58(1):11-15. doi: 10.21101/hygiena.a0956.
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