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KMID : 0379720190330020175
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
2019 Volume.33 No. 2 p.175 ~ p.187
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Risk Factors for Overweight and Obesity of Korean Preschool Children: Based on the Ecological Model
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Ra Jin-Suk
Jeong Woo-Seog
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the potential risk factors - children’s factors, parental factors, and familial-environmental factors - with respect to overweight and obesity in Korean preschool children.
Methods: This study used a descriptive cross-sectional design and involved 264 pairs of mothers and preschool children aged 3?5 years (121 boys, 143 girls) attending daycare centers in C city. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to identify significant risk factors for overweight and obesity in preschool children.
Results: According to the multivariate logistic regression, family history of diabetes mellitus as children’s factors, overweight or obesity of both parents as parental factors were significantly associated with an increased likelihood of overweight and obesity in preschool children. In addition, lack of community space for physical activity as familial-environmental factors was significantly associated with increased likelihood of overweight and obesity.
Conclusions: Health care providers should concerned with the risk of overweight and obesity in children with high risk familial factors, such as family history of obesity and diabetes mellitus. Moreover, policies should be set in place to make sure communities include space that foster physical activity in young children.
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KEYWORD
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Preschool child, Overweight, Obesity, Risk factors
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