Comparison of obesity and overweight boys and girls in primary school students in Behbahan

Overweight and obesity is a health and nutritional problem in the world and Iran. The number of people with overweight and obesity is increasing in developed countries and developing countries, including Iran. Among the effective factors in overweight and obesity in children are genetic, and factors related to the environment, life style including inactivity children such as the overuse of computers ,watch TV for a long time and reduce opportunities to play outside the house.With increase in fat and over weight in children and its undesirable effects on different organisms of the body and since many of the sicknesses are due to overweight and with losing weight these sicknesses disappear, and on the other hand with mal nutrition and underweight in children other kind of sicknesses such as derogation of body's security system, frequent infection, insufficient growth, shortness, and delay in maturity.Various studies have shown Parents and family environment has a significant impact on the incidence of overweight and obesity in children. As parental obesity is directly related to child obesity. In this study were selected randomly ۶۰ girl students with a BMI above the ۹۵th percentile (as fat) and BMI greater than ۸۵ and less than ۹۵ (overweight). So ۶۰ were selected randomly of girl students with a BMI of between ۵ and ۸۵ (normal).In the case of boys was done exactly the same. Case and control groups were matched according to age and grade for statistical analysis of SPPS software version ۱۷. According to results the prevalence of overweight and obesity in girl students respectively is ۸.۷ percent and ۱۳.۷۶ percent and in boy students ۹.۹ percent and ۱۰.۴۲ percent. Also was not found in boys group the relationship significant between obesity and overweight with parents BMI. Whereas in girls group was found a significant relationship.

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Comparison ، boys and girls ، Primary school students