Department of Maternal & Child Health, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA.
Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2020 Aug;20(3):e279-e286. doi: 10.18295/squmj.2020.20.03.006. Epub 2020 Oct 5.
This study aimed to examine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) z-scores and lifestyle-related factors including nutrition, physical activity, screen time and time spent sleeping in 6-10-year-old Omani children.
This cross-sectional study included mother-child dyads that were recruited from five provinces in Oman. Children's BMI measurements and questionnaires on nutrition intake, physical activity, screen time and time spent sleeping and a single-day dietary recall were collected.
A total of 197 dyads were included in this study. The children's mean age was 7.7 ± 1.6 years and 53% were female. In this study, 17.4% of the children were classified as overweight or obese. No significant relationship was found between the children's BMI z-scores and nutrition intake, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity time or screen time ( ≥0.05). Increased time spent sleeping at night was positively associated with childhood obesity ( <0.05).
The relationship between obesity and caloric intake, physical activity and screen time among children younger than 10 years seems to be moderated by certain factors that need to be investigated. Qualitative studies and questionnaires that are culturally sensitive are therefore needed.
本研究旨在探讨 6-10 岁阿曼儿童的体质指数(BMI)Z 分数与营养、体力活动、屏幕时间和睡眠时间等生活方式因素之间的关系。
本横断面研究纳入了来自阿曼五个省份的母婴对子。收集了儿童 BMI 测量值、营养摄入、体力活动、屏幕时间和睡眠时间问卷以及一日膳食回顾。
本研究共纳入 197 对母子。儿童的平均年龄为 7.7±1.6 岁,其中 53%为女性。在这项研究中,17.4%的儿童超重或肥胖。儿童的 BMI z 分数与营养摄入、中等到剧烈体力活动时间或屏幕时间(≥0.05)之间无显著关系。夜间睡眠时间增加与儿童肥胖呈正相关(<0.05)。
10 岁以下儿童肥胖与热量摄入、体力活动和屏幕时间之间的关系似乎受到某些需要进一步研究的因素的调节。因此,需要进行定性研究和文化敏感的问卷调查。