İlkokul çocuklarında obezite, bodurluk ve hipertansiyon yaygınlığının değerlendirilmesi

Objective: the study aimed to investigate the prevalence of obesity, stunting, and hypertension problems among 5-14 year-old students from three primary schools. Methods: the sample of this cross-sectional study comprised of 2930 primary school children (first-eight grade). the participants' heights, weights, and blood pressures were measured.Results: of the participants, 17.4% were overweight, 22.8% were obese, 1.1% stunted, and 5.9% were short. in the eight-year age group, the percentage of overweight boy students was higher than that of the overweight girl students. the proportions of the students with stage I and stage II systolic hypertension were 6.8% and 3.2%, respectively. While 1.1% of the students had stage I diastolic hypertension, 5.5% had stage II diastolic hypertension.Conclusions: the prevalence of stunting, overweight, and stage I and II hypertension among the children aged 6-14 years was high. Thus, it is important to identify such problems early among children and take precautions by conducting routine screenings in schools.Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı orta sosyoekonomik düzeydeki üç ilköğretim okulunda öğrenim gören 6-14 yaş arası öğrencilerde şişmanlık, bodurluk, hipertansiyon ve görme sorunu sıklığını değerlendirmektir. Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipte olan bu çalışmanın evrenini birinci sınıftan 8. Sınıfa kadar öğrenim gören 2930 öğrenci oluşturmuştur. Öğrencilere boy-kilo-tansiyon ölçümleri yapılmıştır.Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan öğrencilerin %17,4'ü hafif şişman, %22,8'i şişman, %1,1'i çok kısa, %83'ü kısadır. Kızlar erkeklere göre 6 yaşta şişman ve 7 yaşta hafif şişman ve şişman grubundadır. Sekiz yaşta ise şişman grubundaki erkek öğrenci oranı daha fazladır. Sistolik kan basıncı Evre I hipertansif %6,8, Evre II %3,2'dir. Diastolik kan basıncı Evre I hipertansif %5,5 ve Evre II %1,1'dir. Sonuç: Araştırma sonuçlarına göre 6-14 yaş arası çocuklarda kısa boy uzunluğu, hafif şişmanlık/kilolu olma, Evre I ve II hipertansiyon sıklığı yüksektir. Okullarda yürütülecek rutin taramalarla çocukların sorunlarının erken belirlenmesi ve önlem alınması yönünden önem taşımaktadır

Assessment of the prevalence of obesity, stunting, and hypertension among primary school children

WOS: 000414392400002Objective: The study aimed to investigate the prevalence of obesity, stunting, and hypertension problems among 5-14 year-old students from three primary schools. Methods: The sample of this cross-sectional study comprised of 2930 primary school children (first-eight grade). The participants' heights, weights, and blood pressures were measured. Results: Of the participants, 17.4% were overweight, 22.8% were obese, 1.1% stunted, and 5.9% were short. In the eight-year age group, the percentage of overweight boy students was higher than that of the overweight girl students. The proportions of the students with stage I and stage II systolic hypertension were 6.8% and 3.2%, respectively. While 1.1% of the students had stage I diastolic hypertension, 5.5% had stage II diastolic hypertension. Conclusions: The prevalence of stunting, overweight, and stage I and II hypertension among the children aged 6-14 years was high. Thus, it is important to identify such problems early among children and take precautions by conducting routine screenings in schools