Assessment of the prevalence of obesity, stunting, and hypertension among primary school children/Ilkokul cocuklarda obezite, bodurluk ve hipertansiyon yayginliginin de in erlendirilmesi

• Published in: European Journal of Therapeutics Vol. 23; no. 3; p. 99
• Main Authors: Yilmaz, Medine, Aktas, Betul, Dereli, Feyza, Sari, Hatice Yildirim, Kundakci, Gamze Aga, Tiraki, Zeliha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: AVES 01.09.2017
• Subjects: Adolescent obesity; Analysis; Child health; Childhood obesity; Elementary school students; Hypertension
• ISSN: 2564-7784
• DOI: 10.5152/EurJTher.2017.42

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. Keywords: School children, obesity, stunting, hypertension OZ Amac: Bu calismanin amaci orta sosyoekonomik duzeydeki uc ilkogretim okulunda ogrenim goren 6-14 yas arasi ogrencilerde sismanlik, bodurluk, hipertansiyon ve gorme sorunu sikligini degerlendirmektir. Yontemler: Tanimlayici ve kesitsel tipte olan bu calismanin evrenini birinci siniftan 8. Sinifa kadar ogrenim goren 2930 ogrenci olusturmustur. Ogrencilere boy-kilo-tansiyon olcumleri yapilmistir. Bulgular: Arastirmaya katilan ogrencilerin %17,4'u hafif sisman, %22,8'i sisman, %1,1'i cok kisa, %83'u kisadir. Kizlar erkeklere gore 6 yasta sisman ve 7 yasta hafif sisman ve sisman grubundadir. Sekiz yasta ise sisman grubundaki erkek ogrenci orani daha fazladir. Sistolik kan basinci Evre I hipertansif %6,8, Evre II %3,2'dir. Diastolik kan basinci Evre I hipertansif %5,5 ve Evre II %1,1'dir. Sonuc: Arastirma sonuclarina gore 6-14 yas arasi cocuklarda kisa boy uzunlugu, hafif sismanlik/kilolu olma, Evre I ve II hipertansiyon sikligi yuksektir. Okullarda yurutulecek rutin taramalarla cocuklarin sorunlarinin erken belirlenmesi ve onlem alinmasi yonunden onem tasimaktadir. Anahtar kelimeler: Okul cagi cocuklar, obezite, bodurluk, hipertansiyon