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Prevalence of overweight and besity among school children in suburb Thailand defined by the international obesity task force standard

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2010

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1252208

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2-s2.0-79952260155

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Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol 93, No.SUPPL 2 (2010), p.S27-S31

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Rerksuppaphol S., Rerksuppaphol L. Prevalence of overweight and besity among school children in suburb Thailand defined by the international obesity task force standard. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol 93, No.SUPPL 2 (2010), p.S27-S31. Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/7448

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Prevalence of overweight and besity among school children in suburb Thailand defined by the international obesity task force standard

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Rerksuppaphol S.
 Rerksuppaphol L.

Abstract

Background: Overweight and obesity is an emerging problem among children worldwide. Body mass index (BMI) is widely used to define overweight and obesity as it correlates well with high accuracy to measure body fatness. Objective: Aim of the present study is to determine the prevalence of obesity in Thai school children by using the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) standard. Material and Method: The school based cross-sectional study was conducted in 1,140 children aged 6-15 years in Ongkharak, Thailand. Anthropometric measurements including weight and height were obtained to determine BMI. The results were analyzed statistically by applying student t-test, and Chi-square test. Results: The prevalence of overweight and obesity among school children in suburb Thailand was 12.8% and 9.4%, respectively. There were no significant differences in prevalence of overweight and obesity between gender splits and between age specific groups. Conclusion: The prevalence of overweight and obesity has been dramatically increasing among Thai children. Further longterm follow-up studies are required to determine the growth pattern of children with higher BMI for age and to survey for obesity-related co-morbid condition in Thai children.

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Adolescent
 Advisory committee
 Age distribution
 Article
 Body composition
 Body mass
 Child
 Cross-sectional study
 Female
 Human
 Male
 Obesity
 Physiology
 Prevalence
 Reference value
 Sex ratio
 Standard
 Thailand
 Adolescent
 Advisory Committees
 Age Distribution
 Body Composition
 Body Mass Index
 Child
 Cross-Sectional Studies
 Female
 Humans
 Male
 Obesity
 Overweight
 Prevalence
 Reference Standards
 Reference Values
 Sex Distribution
 Thailand

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