Background : Overweight and obesity are seriously health problems because they are
the fifth leading risk for global deaths and need more seriously concern to prevent and
treatment. Overweight or obesity during childhood and adolescence are important risk
factors for the presence of adult overweight or obesity. Physical growth and
development experienced are increasing significantly in adolescents and susceptible
to have nutrition problems. Eating habits in childhood and adolescence influence
their healthy condition. Prospective studies of breakfast habits in children and
adolescent and nutritional status suggest an inverse (protective) association between
the frequency of eating breakfast and the risk for overweight and obesity and no
relationships between breakfast and increasing body weight.
Objective : To examine risk factor of breakfast and snacking related to overweight
status in adolescents.
Methods : This was observational study in adolescent in senior high school. First step
of study was screening to have prevalence of overweight in adolescents. The second
step was case control study participated 100 overweight adolescents and 100 normal
weight adolescents in senior high school matching with sex, age and school. Data
collected were weight and height measurements for nutritional status, responden
identity and characteristic, breakfast dan snacking habits and physical activity.
Statistical analysis used Chi square statistics and multivariable logistic regression
analyses were applied.
Results : Prevalence of overweight in adolescents were 16,8%. There were significant
association between breakfast with overweight (p<0,05). The odds ratio for the
association with overweight were 3.1 (95% CI: 1.4-7.47) for breakfast. There was no
association between snacking and overweight, but there were significant association
between frequency of snacking, energy of snacking, and carbohydrate of snacking
with overweight. The odds ratio for the association with overweight were : 1.9 (1.05-
3.50) for frequency of snackin