A social epidemiologic study of obesity among preschool children in Thailand

OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of childhood obesity in a moderately industrialized province in Thailand and examine the influence of socioeconomic status (SES) on childhood obesity. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS: One thousand one hundred and fifty seven children in the second or thi...

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Main Authors: N. Sakamoto, S. Wansorn, K. Tontisirin, E. Marui
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spelling th-mahidol.268182018-09-07T16:53:14Z A social epidemiologic study of obesity among preschool children in Thailand N. Sakamoto S. Wansorn K. Tontisirin E. Marui National Center for Global Health and Medicine Mahidol University Medicine Nursing OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of childhood obesity in a moderately industrialized province in Thailand and examine the influence of socioeconomic status (SES) on childhood obesity. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS: One thousand one hundred and fifty seven children in the second or third grade of kindergartens in Saraburi Province, Thailand. MEASUREMENTS: Height and weight were measured and the weight-for-height index with the Thai national standard was used for assessing nutritional status. A questionnaire was used for measuring parents' socioeconomic status. RESULTS: The prevalence of childhood obesity over 97th percentile for weight-for-height (>p97) was 22.7% in urban and 7.4% in rural areas. There were marked relationships between childhood obesity and parents' educational level and household income. CONCLUSION: Childhood obesity is an emerging health problem in developing countries, especially in urban areas. This study demonstrates a marked correlation between SES and prevalence of childhood obesity in an Asian developing country. 2018-09-07T09:49:38Z 2018-09-07T09:49:38Z 2001-03-24 Article International Journal of Obesity. Vol.25, No.3 (2001), 389-394 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801477 03070565 2-s2.0-0035096168 https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/26818 Mahidol University SCOPUS https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=0035096168&origin=inward
institution Mahidol University
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Thailand
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Nursing
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Nursing
N. Sakamoto
S. Wansorn
K. Tontisirin
E. Marui
A social epidemiologic study of obesity among preschool children in Thailand
description OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of childhood obesity in a moderately industrialized province in Thailand and examine the influence of socioeconomic status (SES) on childhood obesity. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS: One thousand one hundred and fifty seven children in the second or third grade of kindergartens in Saraburi Province, Thailand. MEASUREMENTS: Height and weight were measured and the weight-for-height index with the Thai national standard was used for assessing nutritional status. A questionnaire was used for measuring parents' socioeconomic status. RESULTS: The prevalence of childhood obesity over 97th percentile for weight-for-height (>p97) was 22.7% in urban and 7.4% in rural areas. There were marked relationships between childhood obesity and parents' educational level and household income. CONCLUSION: Childhood obesity is an emerging health problem in developing countries, especially in urban areas. This study demonstrates a marked correlation between SES and prevalence of childhood obesity in an Asian developing country.
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S. Wansorn
K. Tontisirin
E. Marui
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S. Wansorn
K. Tontisirin
E. Marui
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title A social epidemiologic study of obesity among preschool children in Thailand
title_short A social epidemiologic study of obesity among preschool children in Thailand
title_full A social epidemiologic study of obesity among preschool children in Thailand
title_fullStr A social epidemiologic study of obesity among preschool children in Thailand
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