The gadget generation: body mass index and duration of physical activity and screen-viewing among preschoolers in Kuantan, Pahang
Early childhood caries (ECC) is considered the most common chronic disease in childhood globally. Earlier reports have associated ECC with weights at birth and during early childhood, but these have never been assessed in our local populations. Thus, the aim of this study was to find the associa...
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my.iium.irep.872072024-12-06T02:47:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/87207/ The gadget generation: body mass index and duration of physical activity and screen-viewing among preschoolers in Kuantan, Pahang Mustafa, Norashikin Rusali, Roszanadia A. Ramos, Al-Hafizah Ghazali, Jamilah Mohd Shukri, Nor Azwani RM214 Diet therapy. Diet and dietectics in disease Early childhood caries (ECC) is considered the most common chronic disease in childhood globally. Earlier reports have associated ECC with weights at birth and during early childhood, but these have never been assessed in our local populations. Thus, the aim of this study was to find the associations between birth weight and current body mass index (BMI) and the occurrence of ECC among young children in Kuantan, Pahang. A total of 200 children aged from two to five years were recruited for this research. Visual examination for caries detection was conducted to determine the present of caries. The information on demographic data such as age, parental education levels, socioeconomic status, and anthropometry data such as birth weight, current height and weight of the participants were obtained from the parents through a self-administered questionnaire. The findings indicate that ECC was prevalent among 83% of the study participants. In addition, the children who were diagnosed with ECC had significantly (p=0.008) lower mean BMI (16.0 ± 12.0 kg/m²) compared to caries free children (18.7 ± 9.3 kg/m²). There is no association between ECC and birth weight but children with ECC were significantly more likely to be underweight compared to caries free children. Malaysian Public Health Physicians' Association 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/87207/7/87207_The%20gadget%20generation.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/87207/8/87207_The%20gadget%20generation_Scopus.pdf Mustafa, Norashikin and Rusali, Roszanadia and A. Ramos, Al-Hafizah and Ghazali, Jamilah and Mohd Shukri, Nor Azwani (2020) The gadget generation: body mass index and duration of physical activity and screen-viewing among preschoolers in Kuantan, Pahang. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 20 (2). pp. 116-122. ISSN 1675-0306 E-ISSN 2590-3829 |
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Early childhood caries (ECC) is considered the most common chronic disease in childhood
globally. Earlier reports have associated ECC with weights at birth and during early childhood, but
these have never been assessed in our local populations.
Thus, the aim of this study was to find the associations between birth weight and current body
mass index (BMI) and the occurrence of ECC among young children in Kuantan, Pahang.
A total of 200 children aged from two to five years were recruited for this research. Visual
examination for caries detection was conducted to determine the present of caries. The information
on demographic data such as age, parental education levels, socioeconomic status, and
anthropometry data such as birth weight, current height and weight of the participants were
obtained from the parents through a self-administered questionnaire.
The findings indicate that ECC was prevalent among 83% of the study participants. In addition,
the children who were diagnosed with ECC had significantly (p=0.008) lower mean BMI (16.0 ±
12.0 kg/m²) compared to caries free children (18.7 ± 9.3 kg/m²).
There is no association between ECC and birth weight but children with ECC were significantly
more likely to be underweight compared to caries free children. |
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The gadget generation: body mass index and duration of physical activity and screen-viewing among preschoolers in Kuantan, Pahang |
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The gadget generation: body mass index and duration of physical activity and screen-viewing among preschoolers in Kuantan, Pahang |
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