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KMID : 0384320020230010068
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Korean Journal of Family Medicine
2002 Volume.23 No. 1 p.68 ~ p.79
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Parental perception on childhood obesity according to weight status in children of elementary schools in Busan
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Kwon Eun-Ryoung
Park Tae-Jin
Lee Ka-Young
Choi Ha-Jung
Lee Sang-Lo
Paik Eun-Sook
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Abstract
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Background: It has been found that parental role is essential for obesity management in childhood. However, there are few studies concerning parental perception on childhood obesity in Korea. Parental perception on childhood obesity according to weight status in elementary school children was examined.
Methods: The subjects were 3,996 elementary school children and their parents in Busan. The surveys which included socioeconomic characteristics, children´s eating habits and activities,parental weight and height, parental perception on childhood obesity, were filled out by parents. Children´s body mass index(BMI) were calculated using the height and weight measured in school. Children were classified into the obese group (BMI≥95percentile), the high risk group (85 percentile≤BMI<95 percentile) and the normal weight group (<85 percentile) according to BMI gender and age. The analyses were done using χ2-test and ANOVA.
Results: Parental BMI in the obese group was higher than the normal weight group in boys and girls (P<0.001). Participation in regular exercise was higher among the obese group compared to the normal weight group regardless of sex, but daily exercise time was lesser among the obese group only in boys (P<0.001). Daily TV watching time was not different according to weight status in both sex. The parents with obese children perceived their children´s weight as an appearance problem or a health problem about 7-18 times more likely than the parents of children with normal weight. 70% of obese children have tried weight control. The proportion of parental understanding on childhood obesity as a disease was not different among boys, but different among girls (P<0.001). Eighty five percents of the parents perceived childhood obesity as a disease or a risk factor. But, their perception for the association of hypertension, fatty liver, sleep apnea syndrome with obesity was relatively low.
Conclusion: Most parents with obese children perceived childhood obesity as an appearance problem, a health problem and as a disease or a risk factor.
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KEYWORD
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childbood obesity, parental perception, health, appearance, risk factor
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