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THE NUTRITIONAL BEHAVIORS AND BODY MASS INDEX STATUS AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

İLKOKUL ÖĞRENCİLERİNDE BESLENME DAVRANIŞLARI VE BEDEN KÜTLE İNDEKSİ: KESİTSEL BİR ÇALIŞMA

Türkan Akyol Güner(ZONGULDAK BÜLENT ECEVİT ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-0138-0669
Tülay Ayyıldız(ZONGULDAK BÜLENT ECEVİT ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-8924-5957
Nur Sıla Eryılmaz(ZONGULDAK BÜLENT ECEVİT ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0009-0005-4004-546X
Beyza Emine Kara(ZONGULDAK BÜLENT ECEVİT ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0009-0007-0469-5443
Pages
196–212
Publication Date
2026-08-24
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These findings suggest that childhood obesity should be evaluated together with sociodemographic and environmental factors.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This descriptive cross-sectional study examined the relationships between dietary behaviors, dietary self-efficacy, body mass index, and sociodemographic variables among 380 primary school students.
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Key Findings & Data:Median age was 9 years, median BMI was 17.9 kg/m², and median self-efficacy and dietary behavior scores were 5 and 2, respectively.
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Conclusion & Impact:These findings suggest that childhood obesity should be evaluated together with sociodemographic and environmental factors.
🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
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⚙️Variables:Çocukluk çağı obezitesi · beslenme davranışı · öz yeterlik

Abstract

This descriptive cross-sectional study examined the relationships between dietary behaviors, dietary self-efficacy, body mass index, and sociodemographic variables among 380 primary school students. Data were collected using a descriptive form, the Dietary Behavior Scale, and the Children’s Dietary Self-Efficacy Scale. Median age was 9 years, median BMI was 17.9 kg/m², and median self-efficacy and dietary behavior scores were 5 and 2, respectively. Overweight/obesity increased significantly with grade level (p=0.001). The initial association between household economic status and body mass index (p=0.046) became nonsignificant after Bonferroni correction. These findings suggest that childhood obesity should be evaluated together with sociodemographic and environmental factors.

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Bu tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel çalışma, 380 ilkokul öğrencisinde beslenme davranışı, beslenme öz-yeterliği, beden kütle indeksi ve sosyodemografik değişkenler arasındaki ilişkileri incelemiştir. Veriler tanımlayıcı form, Beslenme Davranışı Ölçeği ve Çocuk Beslenme Özyeterlik Ölçeği ile toplanmıştır. Yaş medyanı 9 yıl, beden kütle indeksi medyanı 17.9 kg/m², Çocuk Beslenme Özyeterlik Ölçeği ve Beslenme Davranışı Ölçeği puan medyanları sırasıyla 5 ve 2’dir. Fazla kilolu/obez olma oranı sınıf düzeyiyle anlamlı olarak artmıştır (p=0.001). Ekonomik durum ile Beden Kütle İndeksi arasındaki başlangıçtaki ilişki (p=0.046), Bonferroni düzeltmesi sonrasında anlamlılığını yitirmiştir. Bulgular, çocukluk çağı obezitesinin sosyodemografik ve çevresel faktörlerle birlikte değerlendirilmesi gerektiğini göstermektedir.

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Güner, T. A., Ayyıldız, T., Eryılmaz, N. S., Kara, B. E. (2026). THE NUTRITIONAL BEHAVIORS AND BODY MASS INDEX STATUS AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 2, 196–212. https://ajindex.com/articles/1520380

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