KMID : 0608420100230020200
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Journal of the Korean Society of School Health 2010 Volume.23 No. 2 p.200 ~ p.206
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Comparison of Parent¡¯s Height and Life Style between Short and Tall Stature Groups of Elementary School Students
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Kim Young-Hea
Kim Mi-Jeong Cho Young-Ran
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Purpose: This study compared the major parent¡¯s height and life style between short and tall stature groups of students attending the elementary schools.
Methods: Data were collected during the period of 5 to 24, November 2007 at the fifth and sixth grades of the five elementary schools. Two groups were selected on the basis of the guideline titled ¡¯Growth Standard for Infants and Juveniles in 2007¡¯: Tall group of 232 students whose height was greater than 75 percentile and short group of 227 students was less than 25 percentile.
Results: The average height was 137.9 cm for short group and 155.3 cm for tall group. The results of the logistic analysis implied that parent¡¯s height was related with odds ratio equal to 1.141 for father¡¯s height and 1.145 for mother height. Analysis of the eating habit, there was no significant difference observed between the two groups. While The two group showed a statistically significant difference in their physical activity.
Conslusion: There is the necessity for guidance and health education program about the proper life style.
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