Journals / European Journal of Therapeutics / 2017 / Cilt: 23 - Sayı: 3

Assessment of the prevalence of obesity, stunting, and hypertension among primary school children

İlkokul çocuklarında obezite, bodurluk ve hipertansiyon yaygınlığının değerlendirilmesi

Pages
99–105
Publication Date
2022-10-12
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Thus, it is important to identify such problems early among children and take precautions by conducting routine screenings in schools.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The study aimed to investigate the prevalence of obesity, stunting, and hypertension problems among 5-14 year-old students from three primary schools.
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Key Findings & Data:Methods: The sample of this cross-sectional study comprised of 2930 primary school children (first-eight grade).
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Conclusion & Impact:Thus, it is important to identify such problems early among children and take precautions by conducting routine screenings in schools.
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Objective: The study aimed to investigate the prevalence of obesity, stunting, and hypertension problems among 5-14 year-old students from three primary schools. Methods: The sample of this cross-sectional study comprised of 2930 primary school children (first-eight grade). The participants' heights, weights, and blood pressures were measured.Results: Of the participants, 17.4% were overweight, 22.8% were obese, 1.1% stunted, and 5.9% were short. In the eight-year age group, the percentage of overweight boy students was higher than that of the overweight girl students. The proportions of the students with stage I and stage II systolic hypertension were 6.8% and 3.2%, respectively. While 1.1% of the students had stage I diastolic hypertension, 5.5% had stage II diastolic hypertension.Conclusions: The prevalence of stunting, overweight, and stage I and II hypertension among the children aged 6-14 years was high. Thus, it is important to identify such problems early among children and take precautions by conducting routine screenings in schools.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı orta sosyoekonomik düzeydeki üç ilköğretim okulunda öğrenim gören 6-14 yaş arası öğrencilerde şişmanlık, bodurluk, hipertansiyon ve görme sorunu sıklığını değerlendirmektir. Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipte olan bu çalışmanın evrenini birinci sınıftan 8. Sınıfa kadar öğrenim gören 2930 öğrenci oluşturmuştur. Öğrencilere boy-kilo-tansiyon ölçümleri yapılmıştır.Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan öğrencilerin %17,4'ü hafif şişman, %22,8'i şişman, %1,1'i çok kısa, %83'ü kısadır. Kızlar erkeklere göre 6 yaşta şişman ve 7 yaşta hafif şişman ve şişman grubundadır. Sekiz yaşta ise şişman grubundaki erkek öğrenci oranı daha fazladır. Sistolik kan basıncı Evre I hipertansif %6,8, Evre II %3,2'dir. Diastolik kan basıncı Evre I hipertansif %5,5 ve Evre II %1,1'dir. Sonuç: Araştırma sonuçlarına göre 6-14 yaş arası çocuklarda kısa boy uzunluğu, hafif şişmanlık/kilolu olma, Evre I ve II hipertansiyon sıklığı yüksektir. Okullarda yürütülecek rutin taramalarla çocukların sorunlarının erken belirlenmesi ve önlem alınması yönünden önem taşımaktadır.

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YILMAZ, M., DERELİ, F., SARI, H. Y., AKTAŞ, B., KUNDAKÇI, G. A., TİRAKİ, Z. Z. (2022). Assessment of the prevalence of obesity, stunting, and hypertension among primary school children. European Journal of Therapeutics, Cilt: 23 - Sayı: 3, 99–105. https://ajindex.com/articles/512361

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