Hygiena 2016, 61(1):4-10 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1394

Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Children between the Ages of 6 and 7 and the Attitude of Parents towards Primary Prevention in the Olomouc Region

Miroslav Kopecký
Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Fakulta zdravotnických věd, Ústav pro studium odborných předmětů a praktických dovedností, Olomouc

Obesity is an established risk factor for numerous health problems in adulthood. The aim of the research was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children aged 6 to 7 in elementary schools in the Olomouc region in 2014, and to assess the attitude of the parents to the programme which focuses on the primary prevention of obesity in children. The research group includes 337 children (boys n=172, girls n=165) whose nutritional status was evaluated using the methods of standardized anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). The BMI of each child was calculated and subsequently categorized within the respective BMI percentile range. The parents received a written notification of the nutritional status of their child, and those whose children were diagnosed with overweight or obesity could request information about treatment. The data were evaluated using the non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test, unpaired t-test, and the test of differences between two quantities. Overweight was found in 7.56% of boys and 5.45% of girls, while obesity in 8.14% of boys and 5.45% of girls. Based on the BIA analysis of body composition, depending on the percentage amount of adipose tissue, 10.47% of boys and 7.88% of girls were classified as obese. Monitoring the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children in the Olomouc region showed an increase in obesity in boys and girls aged between 6 and 7 and the lack of parental interest in active participation in obesity prevention programmes.

Keywords: Body Mass Index (BMI), obesity prevention, obesity prevalence, child obesity

Received: April 2015; Accepted: October 15, 2015; Published: March 1, 2016  Show citation

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Kopecký M. Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Children between the Ages of 6 and 7 and the Attitude of Parents towards Primary Prevention in the Olomouc Region. Hygiena. 2016;61(1):4-10. doi: 10.21101/hygiena.a1394.
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