The Relationship Between Body Mass Index (Weight Status) and Hypertension in a Cohort of Elementary School Students: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study

ABSTRACT Background: Menstruation is the cyclic, orderly sloughing of the uterine lining, in response to the interactions of hormones produced by the hypothalamus, pituitary, and ovaries. Many factors influence the age of menarche, such as body mass index, history of maternal menarche and exposure to pornographic media. This study aimed to determine the relationship between body mass index, history of maternal and exposure to pornographic media with menarche age in elementary school students in Jambi City. Subject and Methods: This was a cross sectional study conducted at elementary school 207/ IV Jambi City, Indonesia. A sample of 74 students was purposively sampled. The dependent variable was age of menarche. The independent variables were body mass index (BMI), history of maternal menarche, and exposure to pornographic media. The data were collected by questionnaires, digital scales, and microtoise. Bivariate analysis was performed by Chi-Square. Results: Large body mass index (PR= 4.50; 95% CI= 0.40 to 51.29), history of early menarche (PR= 9.75; 95% CI= 3.35 to 28.36), and exposure to pornographic media (PR= 4.81; 95% CI= 1.74 to 13.29), accelerated age of menarche. Conclusion: Large body mass index, history of early menarche, and exposure to pornographic media, accelerate age of menarche. Keywords: Menarche, BMI, Pornography Media Correspondence: Adelina Fitri. Universitas Jambi. Jl. Lintas Jambi – Muara Bulian No. Km. 15, Mendalo Darat, Muaro Jambi Regency, Jambi, Indonesia. Email: [email protected]. 081272030308. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.03.46

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Analysis on the Characteristic of Physical Fitness According to Body Mass Index in Elementary School Students for Lifetime Health Management

Journal of the Korea Entertainment Industry Association ◽

10.21184/jkeia.2017.02.11.2.127 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 127

Author(s):

Sang-Kyu Park ◽

In-Sung Park

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Elementary School ◽

Physical Fitness ◽

Elementary School Students ◽

Body Mass ◽

Health Management ◽

School Students

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Dietary diversities score and anthropometric characteristics in Iranian elementary school children

European Journal of Translational Myology ◽

10.4081/ejtm.2019.8339 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 29 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Mohsen Jafari ◽

Anahita Izadi ◽

Paniz Dehghan ◽

Sayed Yousef Mojtahedi

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Elementary School ◽

Elementary School Students ◽

Body Mass ◽

Dietary Diversity ◽

Personal Information ◽

Elementary Student ◽

Food Groups ◽

School Students ◽

Cross Sectional

Dietary diversity scoring is a good method to assess quality of individual's diet. The study aimed to investigate the association between dietary diversity and body mass index among elementary school students in the south of Tehran, Iran. This cross-sectional study was conducted on elementary school students, age range of 7-12 years old, in 2015. Data were collected using a personal information questionnaire and three 24-h recall questionnaires. Dietary diversity score was calculated from the number of food groups in these questionnaires. A total of 536 students, 258 (48.1%) female and 278 (51.9%) male, were recruited in the study. The mean age of the students was 9.43 ± 1.73 years. Seafood consumption was more frequent and beans was lower frequent in students at higher BMI (≥95th percentile) than the other children (34% vs 25% and 71% vs 83%, respectively, p<0.05). However, the statistical analysis failed to find significant relationships between children’s body mass index (BMI) with consumption of diary, vegetable, fruits, protein, fat, and junk food intake. The association between children's BMI with seafood and beans consumption confirmed in multivariate analysis (OR= 1.50 and 0.52, respectively, p<0.05). The study finding showed that seafood and beans consumption may influence on elementary student BMI.

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Do not overlook lonely children

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships ◽

10.1177/0265407517701840 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 35 (7) ◽

pp. 956-976 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Takuma Nishimura ◽

Tatsuya Murakami ◽

Shigeo Sakurai

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

Public Schools ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Present Article ◽

Elementary School Students ◽

Peer Acceptance ◽

Ripple Effect ◽

Vicious Cycle ◽

School Students ◽

The Relationship

The present article investigated the longitudinal influence of loneliness on peer acceptance in school through two longitudinal studies; specifically, we hypothesized a bidirectional view on the relationship between loneliness and peer acceptance. In Study 1, a total of 383 Japanese elementary school students in fourth and fifth grades (207 boys and 176 girls, aged 9–11) at three public schools in Japan participated in an 18-month longitudinal study. Through a comparison of hypothetical models, the accepted model showed a ripple effect of loneliness on peer acceptance. Subsequently, in Study 2, a total of 506 Japanese elementary school students in fourth to sixth grades (253 boys and 253 girls, aged 9–12) at two public schools in Japan participated in a 6-month longitudinal study. The statistically accepted cross-lagged model indicated a bidirectional influence between loneliness and peer acceptance. These findings indicate a strong link between loneliness and peer acceptance from a longitudinal bidirectional perspective and suggest the importance of early educational practices for lonely children to prevent them from entering this vicious cycle.

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