Country-level and individual correlates of overweight and obesity among primary school children: a cross-sectional study in seven European countries

AbstractBackground and purpose: One of the main benefits of breakfast-eating habit for schoolchildren is to maintain the attention-concentration. The current trend shows a steady decline in the breakfast-eating habit among primary school children. This present study aims to examine the association between breakfast-eating habit and attention-concentration in primary school children. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 160 primary school students year 5 and 6. Samples were selected from six public primary schools within two villages. There were a total of 16 classes of year 5 and 6 in these six schools, and five classes were selected randomly. All students from the selected classes included in the study. Attention-concentration was measured using a digit symbol test, and breakfast-eating habit and total calories intake were measured using the recall 24 hours and a standardised questionnaire. Multivariate analysis with logistic regression was employed to examine the association between breakfast-eating habit and attention-concentration.Results: The majority of students were found to have good concentration (60.63%), with breakfast-eating habit (75.00%), and consumed sufficient amount of calories (53.13%). Our multivariate analysis found a significant association between breakfast-eating habit and attention-concentration among schoolchildren (AOR=14.0; 95%CI: 4,9–67,8).Conclusions: Students with breakfast-eating habit tend to have a good attention-concentration. The total calories intake during breakfast is not associated with attention-concentration among primary school students in Badung District.

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Clinical Consequences of Untreated Dental Caries among Primary School Children: A Cross-Sectional Study

Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada ◽

10.1590/pboci.2020.026 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 ◽

Author(s):

Ravi Kumar Gudipaneni ◽

Santosh R. Patil ◽

Kiran Ganji ◽

Josna Vinutha Yadiki ◽

Ali Assiry ◽

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Keyword(s):

Dental Caries ◽

Primary School ◽

School Children ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Primary School Children ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Clinical Consequences ◽

Untreated Dental Caries

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The secular trend in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the population of primary school children from Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Slovenian Journal of Public Health ◽

10.2478/sjph-2014-0019 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 53 (2) ◽

pp. 188-198 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Marjeta Kovač ◽

Gregor Jurak ◽

Lijana Zaletel Kragelj ◽

Bojan Leskošek

Keyword(s):

Primary School ◽

School Children ◽

Task Force ◽

Reference Group ◽

Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

The Body ◽

Primary School Children ◽

Cross Sectional

Abstract Background: The prevalence of overweight and obesity among children has increased dramatically in recent decades. The survey examined overweight and obesity in the population of boys and girls from Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, aged seven through fourteen from 1991 to 2011. Methods: An annually repeated cross-sectional study of data from the national SLOFIT monitoring system was used. The body mass index cut-off points of the International Obesity Task Force were used to identify the prevalence of overweight and obesity. Multinomial logistic regression was used for modelling the probability of overweight and obesity as a function of time (year of measurement), sex and age of subjects. Results: In 1991-2011 period, the odds for overweight and obesity among primary school children (n = 376,719) increased every year by 1.7% (95% CI: 1.6-1.9) and 3.7% (3.4-4%) respectively. Boys have 1.17 (95% CI: 1.15-1.20) times higher odds of becoming overweight and 1.39 (95% CI: 1.35-1.44) times higher odds of becoming obese than girls. In comparison to the reference group (age of 14), the highest odds for overweight were found at the ages of nine and ten (1.39; 95% CI: 1.34-1.44), while for the obesity the highest odds were at the age of eight (2.01; 95% CI: 1.86-2.16). Conclusion: From 1991 to 2011, overweight and obesity clearly became more prevalent in children from Ljubljana. This trend has been more obvious among boys than girls. In comparison to 14-year-old boys and girls, the highest odds for excessive weight were found below the age of 10.

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