Fraiwan Mohammad, Almomani Fidaa, Hammouri Hanan
Department of Computer Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.
Eat Weight Disord. 2021 Mar;26(2):629-638. doi: 10.1007/s40519-020-00899-3. Epub 2020 Apr 23.
Childhood obesity and overweight are on the rise worldwide, and Jordanian children are no exception to this rule. Childhood Obesity has major implications on the physical and mental health of individuals, and it can often develop into adult obesity. Obesity/overweight correlates have not been researched extensively in the Middle East region, where Jordan is central. This region is undergoing tremendous changes because of wars, globalization, and the influx of refugees. The cultural and eating habits of the people are changing along with demographical changes. Thus, timely research is required to assess the current health state of this dynamic society. The main goal of this study is to understand the environmental and cultural factors that are associated with Body Mass Index (BMI) z score in elementary school children in Jordan.
A total of 1260 children enrolled in this descriptive, cross-sectional study. The study used a parental self-reporting questionnaire that contains possible factors associated with BMI, zBMI, demographics, and other pertinent information.
Several factors have been associated with higher zBMI among elementary school children: if a child owns a smartphone (p = 0.0037), uses electronics to play ([Formula: see text]), uses electronics for longer hours ([Formula: see text]), eats food while using electronics or watching TV ([Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], respectively), sleeps less hours in weekends ([Formula: see text]), was breastfed for lower number of months ([Formula: see text]), lives in rural areas ([Formula: see text]), goes to a private school ([Formula: see text]) and is a male ([Formula: see text]).
Investigating characteristics and environmental determinants of childhood obesity play an essential role in establishing effective intervention program and reduce future risks of morbidity.
Level V, descriptive (cross-sectional) study.
儿童肥胖和超重现象在全球范围内呈上升趋势，约旦儿童也不例外。儿童肥胖对个人的身心健康有重大影响，且常常会发展为成人肥胖。在中东地区（约旦处于该地区中心位置），肥胖/超重的相关因素尚未得到广泛研究。由于战争、全球化和难民涌入，该地区正在经历巨大变化。随着人口结构的变化，人们的文化和饮食习惯也在改变。因此，需要及时开展研究以评估这个动态社会当前的健康状况。本研究的主要目的是了解与约旦小学生体重指数（BMI）z评分相关的环境和文化因素。
共有1260名儿童参与了这项描述性横断面研究。该研究使用了一份家长自填问卷，其中包含与BMI、zBMI、人口统计学及其他相关信息可能有关的因素。
小学儿童中，较高的zBMI与以下几个因素相关：孩子拥有智能手机（p = 0.0037）、使用电子设备玩（[公式：见原文]）、使用电子设备时间更长（[公式：见原文]）、边使用电子设备或看电视边吃东西（分别为[公式：见原文]和[公式：见原文]）、周末睡眠时间较少（[公式：见原文]）、母乳喂养月数较少（[公式：见原文]）、生活在农村地区（[公式：见原文]）、就读于私立学校（[公式：见原文]）以及为男性（[公式：见原文]）。
调查儿童肥胖的特征和环境决定因素对于制定有效的干预计划以及降低未来发病风险起着至关重要的作用。
V级，描述性（横断面）研究。
