GAMBARAN STATUS GIZI ANAK KELAS VI DI SEKOLAH DASAR MIFTAKHUL ULUM SURABAYA

Abstract: Background, nutritional status is a description of balance between the need of nutrientsfor keeping a good life, to maintenance normal body function also energy production in one sideand the consumption of nutrients in the other. Children in elementary school are the best target forimprovement of community nutrition because in the childhood the function of the brain organbegan to form so the development of intelligence is quite rapid. Lack of nutritional intake inchildren can inhibit the physical growth and thinking ability in children and subsequently reduce inlearning interest. Therefore the nutritional status of the children must detect immediately to carryout the preventive measurements. Objective, the purpose of this study is to know the nutritionalstatus of children at grade VI in elementary school Miftakhul Ulum Surabaya based on height andweight. Methods, this study is a quantitative descriptive using survey method, weighting indexinstrument by height in children aged 6–17 years old from Health Department in 2011. This studyused the measurement of body weight and height. Subjects of this study were all students at grade VIin elementary school Miftakhul Ulum Surabaya, which amount 81 children. Data collecting techniques use anthropometric measurements which include measurement of body weight and heightthen calculated base of data analysis techniques using quantitative descriptive with percentage.Result, study results showed most of the students were 12 years old (56.80%), mostly male (55.60%).most of them have body height 130–140 cm (37.00%), and body weight 31–40 kg (46,90%). Malechildren have more problems with their nutritional status (51.10%). Male children much oftenhave underweight and over weight (13.30%) than girls. By the increasing their age, their BMI willbe normal category (100%). By the age of 13 and 14 years old, the children will not have underweight (0%). Conclusion, based on the nutritional status of all children at grade VI, it can beconcluded that the nutritional status of children at grade VI in elementary school Miftakhul UlumSurabaya is in underweight category (very thin and lean) with percentage 56.80%. While the normal weight percentage 32.10%, and over weight (fat and obesity) with percentage 11.10%.

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Pendidikan Kesehatan Gizi Usia Sekolah sebagai Upaya Peningkatan Prestasi Belajar SDN Purworejo 03 Geger Madiun

JPKMI (Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat Indonesia) ◽

10.36596/jpkmi.v2i1.123 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 57-65

Author(s):

Lucia Ani Kristanti ◽

Cintika Yorinda Sebtalesy

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

Body Weight ◽

Health Education ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Physical Growth ◽

School Age Children ◽

School Age ◽

Growth Standards ◽

Great Willingness ◽

The Impact

Abstrak: Usia 6-12 tahun merupakan usia anak pada masa sekolah. Standar pertumbuhan fisik dan standar kemampuan yang normal dan wajar akan dimiliki oleh anak usia pada masa sekolah yang sehat sesuai kriteria sehat pada usianya. Proses belajar di masa depan pada anak usia sekolah dasar akan dipengaruhi oleh pertumbuhan dan perkembangannya di masa awal belajar ini. Maka daripada itu, penunjang kondisi otak agar berprestasi yang lebih baik, dapat ditunjang dengan perhatian penting pada gizi anak sekolah dasar. Kegiatan dilakukan pada bulan Februari 2019 dan diikuti oleh 20 orang siswa kelas I SDN 03 Purworejo. Pelaksanaan kegiatan ini yang digunakan adalah pemeriksaan kesehatan siswa (berat badan dan tinggi badan) dan pemberian pendidikan kesehatan tentang gizi. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode ceramah, metode tanya jawab dan game/quiz. Hasilnya yaitu kesadaran siswa untuk mengikuti kegiatan pemeriksaan status gizi secara rutin dan mengonsumsi makanan dengan pola gizi seimbang. Beberapa faktor pendukung kegiatan tersebut antara lain : 1. Para peserta memiliki kemauan yang besar untuk mendapatkan informasi dan pengetahuan mengenai zat-zat gizi yang bermanfaat bagi kesehatan tubuh, 2. Kegiatan pendidikan kesehatan ini sangat didukung oleh civitas akademika sekolah, yang secara spontan dan terstruktur ikut berpartisipasi secara aktif dalam pelaksanaan pendidikan kesehatan tentang gizi tersebut.. Kendala yang dihadapi dalam pelaksanaan kegiatan ini yaitu adanya keterbatasan dalam fasilitas pendukung untuk melakukan presentasi diantaranya tidak ada tayangan gambar/ slide dari LCD proyektor karena keterbatasan waktu dan kondisi. Dampak kegiatan ini bagi sekolah yaitu mengetahui status gizi siswa sehingga melahirkan program baru yaitu secara rutin mengukur status gizi siswa melalui pengukuran berat badan dan tinggi badan.Abstract: School children are who are at school age, namely between 6-12 years. At this age, a healthy child will experience normal and reasonable growth and development, that is, according to the physical growth standards of children in general and according to his age's ability standards. When entering elementary school age, children are in the early stages of learning, which will affect the child's learning process in the future. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to elementary school children's nutrition to support the physical condition of the brain, which is a requirement for children to have high intelligence to support children's learning achievement in a better direction. The activity was carried out in February 2019 and was attended by 20 grade I students of SDN 03 Purworejo. This activity's implementation is the student's health check (body weight and height) and health education about nutrition. The methods used are the lecture method, the question and answer method, and the game/quiz method. The result is students' awareness of routine nutritional status checks and eating foods with a balanced nutritional pattern. Some of the supporting factors for these activities include 1. The participants have a great willingness to get information and knowledge about nutritional substances beneficial to body health, 2. This health education activity is highly supported by the school, both directly and indirectly. Participate actively in the implementation of health education about nutrition. The constraints faced in the implementation of this activity are the limitations in supporting facilities for making presentations, including no image/slide display from the LCD projector due to limited time and conditions. The impact on schools is knowing students' nutritional status so that it creates new programs, namely routinely measuring the nutritional status of students through measurements of body weight and height.

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Correlation between Nutritional Status (According to Body Weight/Body Height Index) with the Age of Menarche on Female Student

Babali Nursing Research ◽

10.37363/bnr.2021.2251 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 69-76

Author(s):

Dwi Prasetyaningati ◽

Agustina Maunaturohmah

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Identity Development ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Body Height ◽

Control Variable ◽

Social Adaptation ◽

Psychological Status ◽

Survey Method ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Age Of Menarche

Introduction: Changes that happened in the adolescent population marks by puberty and complex emotional change, social adaptation to be more mature, and sexual identity development to reach the reproductive organ maturation. Methods: This study employed a survey method with the cross-sectional approach. The study population was 28 third-year female students at Sidorejo Pare Christian School. From the total population, twenty-five participants in this study selected by a purposive sampling technique. Two variables, independent variable (nutritional status), dependent variables (the age of menarche), and control variable (social-economic status, health, consumption of medication, and psychological status) involved in this study. Results: Ninety-two percent of the participants had a normal nutritional status. While the rest four percent of them had an underweight nutritional status. The highest percentage of the age of menarche was 11 years old. While the youngest and the oldest age of menarche were 9 and 13, respectively. Ninety-two percent of the participants were experiencing menarche at the age of 9-11 years old, while eight percent of the participants were experiencing menarche at the age of 12 and 14. Conclusion: The oldest and youngest age of menarche found was 11 and 9 years old, respectively. Ninety-two percent of the participant with good nutritional status were experiencing menarche at the age of 9-11. There was a correlation between the nutritional status (according to the index of body weight/body height) with the age of menarche.

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Hubungan Inisiasi Menyusui Dini (IMD) terhadap Status Gizi Bayi Dibawah Dua Tahun (BADUTA) di Puskesmas Malaka Kecamatan Lalabata Kabupaten Soppeng

ARTERI : Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan ◽

10.37148/arteri.v1i1.26 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 76-84

Author(s):

Aspiati Haji Ali ◽

Arlin Adam ◽

Andi Alim

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Health Centre ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Survey Method ◽

Breastfeeding Initiation ◽

Normal Height ◽

Cross Sectional

Early Initiation Coverage (IMD) for Soppeng District based on survey data on nutritional status monitoring is still relatively low compared to the national target of 80%. So it is thought to have an impact on the prevalence of malnutrition by 22.6%, stunting 38.7%, skinny 7.7% and fat 4.5%. The purpose of this study was to look at the relationship between Early Breastfeeding Initiation and nutritional status of infants under two years at the Malaka community health centre, Lalabata District, Soppeng Regency, South Sulawesi Province. This study used a survey method with a statistical analysis approach and cross-sectional study design. The sample size in this study was 67 people which obtained through simple random sampling. This research was conducted in the working area of the Malaka Health Center in Lapajung Sub-district, Lalabata District from April to June 2019. The data was processed by using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test with a probability value of 95% in SPSS. The results of the analysis of nutritional status in infants under two years based on body weight according to the average age showed that 85.1% have good nutritional status, 10.4% less nutritional status and 4.5% over nutritional status. The nutritional status based on height according to the average age showed 65.7% had normal height, 19.4% short height and 7.5% poor height. Meanwhile, based on body weight according to a height, the result showed that 83.6% had normal weight, 11.9% under weight, and 3.0% overweight. From the results of the analysis it was found that there is no relationship between Early Breastfeeding Initiation (IMD) and the nutritional status of infants under two years in the working area of the Malaka Puskesmas Lapajung Village. This happens because there are still many factors that affect nutritional status in addition to Early Breastfeeding Initiation. Therefore, it is better to conduct further research by adding research variables including sanitation and parenting.

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Somatic development and some motor performances of young girls based on age and birth season

Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce ◽

10.19041/apstract/2013/1/20 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 117-123

Author(s):

Eszter Szabó ◽

Danica Keczeli ◽

István Farmosi ◽

Sándorné Gaál ◽

Katalin Keresztesi

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Body Height ◽

Physical Development ◽

Mean Value ◽

Birth Season ◽

Mean Values ◽

Somatic Development ◽

Young Girls ◽

Study Results ◽

Continuous Running

There are numerous publications in the literature reporting physical development and motor performances of children of different ages based on sex and various environmental factors. However, there are not many publications on the birth season effect. The aim of the study was to evaluate the differences among children in physical development and motor performances based on age and birth season. Physical development described by body height and body weight, in addition to motor performance indicators including the twenty-metre dash, standing broad jump, six minutes of continuous running, throwing with a stuffed ball, and obstacle race-tests were studied. The survey included the participation of 426 girls. From the group the seven-, eight-, and nine-year olds numbered 148, 191, and 87 respectively. The group of girls who were born in winter, spring, summer and autumn numbered 114, 110, 89 and119 respectively. The tested data were evaluated with unitrate analyses of variance using SPSS statistical package. Mean value, standard error, standard deviation and coefficient of variation were calculated. The significance of differences between mean values was evaluated using “t” test. Differences with an error below 5% were considered to be significant. Furthermore, a correlation analysis was used to evaluate the relationship between season of birth, body development and motor-related performance data. Age, body height, body weight, throwing a stuffed ball in one hand, twenty-metre dash, six minutes of continuous running, and obstacle race-test are interdependent variables of development and motor performances of young girls of this age. Data from the study results show that the children group included in the tests was quite homogenous in body height, but heterogeneous in body weight and motor performances. Physical development and four of the five evaluated sport skills were affected by the birth season. Development and motor performances of the summer- and autumn-born girls are generally better than those born in winter or spring. Differences are significant except for the obstacle race-test. Age, body height, body weight, throwing with a stuffed ball in one hand, twentymetre dash, six minutes of continuous running, and the obstacle race-test seem to be interdependent variables of development and motor performances of young girls of this age.

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Body height and weight and nutritional status in adult population of Northwest Backa and Central Banat (Serbia, Vojvodina)

Zbornik Matice srpske za prirodne nauke ◽

10.2298/zmspn0814027p ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 27-39

Author(s):

Tatjana Pavlica ◽

Verica Bozic-Krstic ◽

Rada Rakic ◽

Sinisa Simic

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Adult Population ◽

Body Height ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Lower Body ◽

Rural Settlements ◽

Male Population ◽

Lower Height ◽

Genetic And Environmental Factors ◽

Different Parts

Body height and weight are influenced by interaction of genetic and environmental factors but also depend upon the ethnic and socio-cultural characteristics of populations. The aim of the study is to determine the height, weight and nutritional status of adult population of Vojvodina, as well as to establish similarities and differences among various ethnic groups, i.e. the natives of Vojvodina and newcomers from different parts of former Yugoslavia. The investigation was conducted in 10 rural settlements of northwest Backa and central Banat. The investigation included 608 males (mean age 41.34 11.49) and 768 females (mean age 41.85 10.64). Data processing included standard statistical methods, while t-test was employed for testing differences among groups. In relation to ethnic group belonging, the analysis included Serbs, Hungarians and Montenegrins, while natives and newcomers from Bosnia and Herzegovina were analyzed in relation to the native land origin. The subjects of both sexes from central Banat have greater height than the subjects from northwest Backa. Hungarians of both sexes exhibit lower body height in comparison with all other groups, while Herzegovina newcomers have the greatest height values. For body weight, similar values are obtained in both of the areas. The average BMI in males equals 27.23 kg/m2 in Backa and 26.59 kg/m2 in Banat. In females, the values are lower and equal 26.12 kg/m2 in Backa and 25.29 kg/m2 in Banat. The population of this region is characterized by great height. Natives of both sexes show markedly lower height and weight values in relation to all three newcomers groups. The greatest number of male population falls in the category of overweight (46%). Females are mostly of normal weight (47.81%), while the number of overweight and obese females equals 34.67% and 14.42%, respectively.

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The Relationship Between Body Mass Index with Body Fat Percentage of Participants EXPO 2021 Universitas Teuku Umar

Journal of Nutrition Science ◽

10.35308/jns.v2i2.3567 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 19

Author(s):

Suci Eka Putri ◽

Adelina Irmayani Lubis

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Weight ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Body Mass ◽

Body Fat ◽

Body Height ◽

The Body ◽

Body Fat Percentage ◽

Fat Percentage ◽

The Relationship

Body mass index (BMI) is to monitor nutritional status adults, especially those related to deficiency and overweight. Body fat percentage can describe the risk of degenerative diseases.This study was conducted to measure the relationship between BMI and body fat percentage. Methods An analytical study was conducted to 41 male and 51 female participant from Universitas Teuku Umar. The body weight was measured using scales, whereas the body height was measured using microtoise. The body fat percentage was measured using Karada Scan. The BMI was calculated by dividing the body weight in kilogram divided by body height in meter square. Data was collected from 16-18th February 2021 and analyzed by Pearson’s correlation test. The results showed BMI underweight, normal, and overweight were 10,9, 57,6, and 31,5. High body fat percentage in men were 75,6% and in women were 35,5%. There is a relationship between the nutritional status of the women group and the body fat percentage with p-value is obtained = 0.021. Furthermore, for men, there is no relationship between nutritional status in the men group and the body fat percentage. There is a relationship between nutritional status and body fat percentage in women. Among this population, BMI can still be used to determine body fat percentage

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The tendency of parents’ perception about underestimating the body weight and height of their own children under five years old

Jurnal Gizi dan Dietetik Indonesia (Indonesian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics) ◽

10.21927/ijnd.2019.7(1).1-8 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Siti Helmyati ◽

Setyo Utami Wisnusanti ◽

Dominikus Raditya Atmaka

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Intervention Program ◽

Body Height ◽

Nutritional Intervention ◽

The Body ◽

Normal Height ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Children Under Five ◽

Under Five

ABSTRAKLatar belakang: Proporsi balita gizi lebih dan gizi kurang masih cukup tinggi di Indonesia. Penanggulangan masalah gizi sangat penting dilakukan karena memiliki dampak kesehatan jangka panjang. Penyelesaian masalah gizi buruk dan gizi lebih di Indonesia terkendala dengan kurangnya efektivitas program intervensi dan pola asuh yang diberikan orang tua kepada anak. Salah satu hal yang mempengaruhi keberhasilan penanggulangan masalah gizi adalah persepsi orang tua terhadap status gizi balita.Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menilai persepsi orang tua terhadap status gizi balita yang dikelompokkan antara berat badan atau tinggi badan menurut umur.Metode: Penelitian menggunakan desain potonglintang dengan memberikan kuesioner penilaian persepsi kepada orangtua yang memiliki anak balita dan datang ke posyandu di 11 Padukuhan di Kecamatan Seyegan, DI Yogyakarta. Penelitian berfokus pada penilaian persepsi orang tua terhadap berat badan dan tinggi badan anak menurut umur dan apakah orang tua mengalami underestimasi atau overestimasi terhadap status gizi anak-anaknya.Hasil: Terdapat 89 responden yang bersedia mengikuti penelitian ini. Dari jumlah tersebut, 27 orang tua (30%) memiliki overestimasi bahwa anaknya gemuk atau normal, padahal apabila menurut kurva z-skor, anak tergolong kurus. Terdapat 10 orang tua (11,2%) underestimasi terhadap tinggi badan anak yang sebenarnya normal atau tinggi namun dianggap pendek. Sebaliknya, 5 orang tua (5,6%) mengalami overestimasi dengan menganggap tinggi badan anaknya normal atau tinggi padahal sebenarnya tergolong pendek menurut kurva z-skor.Kesimpulan: Masih terdapat kesalahan persepsi orang tua terhadap status gizi anaknya. Penelitian lebih lanjut diperlukan untuk mendalami faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi persepsi dan bagaimana cara mengubahnya sehingga pola asuh orang tua dan penerimaan terhadap program perbaikan gizi menjadi lebih baik.KATA KUNCI: persepsi; berat badan; tinggi badan; balita; status gizi ABSTRACT Background: The proportion of over- and under-nutrition is still high in Indonesia. Overcoming the nutritional problems is important since it can lead to long term health impacts. However, there are some problems that inhibit the intervention program such as low effectiveness and inappropriate parenting. One thing that affects the success of the program is about parents’ perception of the nutritional status of their children.Objectives: The study aimed to identify the perception of the parents towards the nutritional status of their children, which is categorized as body weight and height to age.Methods: The research use cross-sectional design by giving the questionnaire to the parents who have children under-five and go to Posyandu in 11 villages in Seyegan, DI Yogyakarta. The study focused on the judgment of the parents towards the height and weight to the age of their children and whether the parents under- or overestimate the nutritional status of their children. Results: There were 89 respondents following the study. From the number, there were 27 parents (30%) who overestimate their children by assuming the children to be overweight while according to z-score they was categorized as wasted. There were 10 parents (11.2%) who underestimate the height of their children by assuming that their children was stunted while they was not. On the other hand, 5 parents (5.6%) overestimate the height of their children by saying they had normal height while the fact they were stunted.Conclusion: There is still misperception among the parents about the nutritional status of their children. Further study is needed to identify what factors affecting the perception and how to change it so that the nutritional intervention program and parenting can be better.KEYWORDS: perception; body weight; body height; children under-five; nutritional status

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Nutritional status of children with familial hypercholesterolemia

Medical alphabet ◽

10.33667/2078-5631-2021-21-62-67 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 62-67

Author(s):

D. A. Polunina ◽

M. E. Bagaeva ◽

E. V. Pavlovskaya ◽

T. V. Strokova

Keyword(s):

Body Composition ◽

Body Weight ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Familial Hypercholesterolemia ◽

Indirect Calorimetry ◽

The Body ◽

Physical Growth ◽

Z Score ◽

Fat Percentage ◽

Nutritional Status Of Children

Aim. To study the features of the nutritional status, including physical growth, body composition, energy value of the diet and the amount of cholesterol consumed with food, in children with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).Patients and methods. The study included 39 children (19 girls, 20 boys) with familial hypercholesterolemia, both genetically confirmed (n = 11) and established on the basis of Simon Broome criteria (n = 28), aged 9.9 [6.0; 12.9] years. All children were assessed for physical growth based on the Z-score BMI, Z-score height, Z-score body weight/height calculated using the programs Anthro and Anthro plus; analysis of actual nutrition using a standard application program; study of body composition using the InBody 770 bioimpedance analyzer, the basal metabolic rate measured by indirect calorimetry.Results. 55 % of children with FH had harmonious physical growth, 27 % had a body weight deficit, 18 % were overweight or obese. 53 % of patients consumed more than 200 mg of cholesterol per day, while half of them consumed more than 300 mg of cholesterol per day. The range of excess consumption of cholesterol in comparison to the recommended physiological needs for patints with FH ranged from 24 to 67 %. The fat mass according to the body composition in 47 % of patients with FH is within the normal range, in 39 % it is reduced by 18-74 %, in 14 % it is increased by 14-197 %. The median fat percentage was 17.8 [12.7; 22.4]%. According to indirect calorimetry, it was found that the level of resting energy needs corresponded to age needs in 21 % patients, in 8 % it was decreased of 2-26 %, in 2/3 of children its increase was recorded by 3-69 %. The rate of fat oxidation, on the contrary, was increased in 71 % of children by 3-86 % and reduced only in 6 %.Conclusion. The physical growth of children with FH was mainly average, harmonious, while a third of the children had a mass deficit. The level of the main indicators of lipid metabolism did not depend on the physical growth of patients. This pathology in children with normal body weight or with a body weight deficit often remains undiagnosed.

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The Contribution of Principals’ Leadership Role and Teachers’ Integrity to Elementary School Teachers’ Performance

International Journal of Elementary Education ◽

10.23887/ijee.v5i2.34422 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 330

Author(s):

Alice Yeni Verawati Wote ◽

Wiwin Priscilla Sero

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

Elementary School Teachers ◽

Principal Leadership ◽

Teacher Performance ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Leadership Role ◽

Survey Method ◽

School Teachers ◽

Quantitative Descriptive

Teachers have an important contribution in the process of providing quality education. In carrying out their duties, teacher performance is influenced by various factors. This study aims to analyze the contribution of the principal's leadership role and integrity to the performance of elementary school teachers. This research is a quantitative descriptive study using a survey method. The population in this study was elementary school teachers. Sampling using random sampling technique, to obtain a sample of 67 teachers. The data collected in this study used instruments in the form of a principal leadership role questionnaire, a teacher integrity questionnaire, and a teacher performance questionnaire. The data that has been collected is then analyzed using multiple regression analysis techniques. The results showed that the principal's leadership role had a positive and significant effect on the performance of elementary school teachers; teacher integrity has a positive and significant effect on the performance of elementary school teachers; principal's leadership role and teacher integrity simultaneously have a positive and significant effect on the performance of elementary school teachers. This study shows that the good and bad performance of teachers is influenced by the integrity of the teacher and the leadership role of the principal.

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Social inequalities in obesity and overweight: secular changes in Poland between 1983 and 2020

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckab161 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Magdalena Żegleń ◽

Łukasz Kryst ◽

Małgorzata Kowal ◽

Agnieszka Woronkowicz

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Socioeconomic Development ◽

Social Inequalities ◽

Body Height ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Excess Body Weight ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Family ◽

The One

Abstract Background Human development is strongly influenced by environmental factors, including the socioeconomic status (SES) of the family. The aim of this study is to analyze the prevalence of excess body weight among Polish children and adolescents from families of varying SES examined in 1983 and 2020. Methods The study group included 3–15-year olds from two cross-sectional surveys (1983 and 2020) conducted in kindergartens and schools. The 1983 cohort consisted of 3394 individuals and the one from 2020—of 1253 children and adolescents. Body height and weight were measured and body mass index was calculated. Inclusion into underweight, normal weight and overweight/obese categories was based on Cole’s cutoff points. SES was established based on the place of the parents’ birth, parents’, education status and the number of children in the family, which were self-reported in a questionary by the parents of the examined individuals. Results The mean overall SES was higher in the 2020 cohort, in comparison to the one examined in 1983. This change was also reflected by the changing prevalence of excess body weight, which, in 1983 was the greatest in the high socioeconomic category. On the other hand, in 2020 overweight/obesity was the most prevalent among individuals from families of low SES. Conclusions The present results confirm the findings obtained in other countries, which suggest that changing the level of socioeconomic development modifies the changes regarding the prevalence of excess body weight. It is an important observation because a study of this type has not yet been conducted in the Polish population.

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