Associations between home environment, behavioral factors and body-mass-index among primary school children in Selangor, Malaysia
This study aimed to determine the associations between home environment, behavioral factors, and BMI-for-age among children in Selangor. A total of 568 children aged 10.6 ± 0.6 years and their parents participated in this study. Parents self-reported their body weight and height and completed a ques...
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| description | This study aimed to determine the associations between home environment, behavioral factors, and BMI-for-age among children in Selangor. A total of 568 children aged 10.6 ± 0.6 years and their parents participated in this study. Parents self-reported their body weight and height and completed a questionnaire that assesses the home environment and their weight management knowledge. Body weight and height of the children were measured. Questions that assessed eating behaviors were answered by the children. A two-day dietary and physical activity recalls were used to assess the energy intake and energy expenditure of the children. The prevalence of overweight and obesity (28.3%) was three times higher than underweight (9.0%)among the children. More boys (37.7%) than girls (23.8%) were overweight and obese (t = 3.791, p < 0.05). Similarly, there were more overweight and obese parents (52.7% fathers; 46.1% mothers) than underweight parents (4.4% fathers; 6.2% mothers). Father's BMI (r = 0.178, p < 0.05), mother's BMI (r = 0.223, p < 0.05), availability of physical activity at home (r = −0.105, p < 0.05), availability of fat/sweet at home (r = 0.088, p < 0.05), energy intake(r = −0.618, p < 0.05), and energy expenditure (r = −0.639, p < 0.05) were associated with BMI-for-age, respectively. The multiple linear regression analysis showed that being male (β = 0.526), with low energy expenditure (β = −0.071), low energy intake (β = −0.026), high BMI of father (β = 0.019), and high BMI of mother (β = 0.047) contributed towards high BMI-for-age of the children (R2: 58.3%; F = 163.825, p < 0.05). The prevalence of overweight and obesity was high in both parents and their children. Family-based interventions that promote healthy eating and active lifestyle is recommended in preventing and managing childhood obesity. |
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| spelling | upm-365882016-05-17T04:44:20Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36588/ Associations between home environment, behavioral factors and body-mass-index among primary school children in Selangor, Malaysia Chin, Yit Siew Woon, Fui Chee Mohd Taib, Mohd Nasir This study aimed to determine the associations between home environment, behavioral factors, and BMI-for-age among children in Selangor. A total of 568 children aged 10.6 ± 0.6 years and their parents participated in this study. Parents self-reported their body weight and height and completed a questionnaire that assesses the home environment and their weight management knowledge. Body weight and height of the children were measured. Questions that assessed eating behaviors were answered by the children. A two-day dietary and physical activity recalls were used to assess the energy intake and energy expenditure of the children. The prevalence of overweight and obesity (28.3%) was three times higher than underweight (9.0%)among the children. More boys (37.7%) than girls (23.8%) were overweight and obese (t = 3.791, p < 0.05). Similarly, there were more overweight and obese parents (52.7% fathers; 46.1% mothers) than underweight parents (4.4% fathers; 6.2% mothers). Father's BMI (r = 0.178, p < 0.05), mother's BMI (r = 0.223, p < 0.05), availability of physical activity at home (r = −0.105, p < 0.05), availability of fat/sweet at home (r = 0.088, p < 0.05), energy intake(r = −0.618, p < 0.05), and energy expenditure (r = −0.639, p < 0.05) were associated with BMI-for-age, respectively. The multiple linear regression analysis showed that being male (β = 0.526), with low energy expenditure (β = −0.071), low energy intake (β = −0.026), high BMI of father (β = 0.019), and high BMI of mother (β = 0.047) contributed towards high BMI-for-age of the children (R2: 58.3%; F = 163.825, p < 0.05). The prevalence of overweight and obesity was high in both parents and their children. Family-based interventions that promote healthy eating and active lifestyle is recommended in preventing and managing childhood obesity. International Association for the Study of Obesity 2014 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36588/1/Associations%20between%20home%20environment%2C%20behavioral%20factors%20and%20body-mass-index%20among%20primary%20school%20children%20in%20Selangor%2C%20Malaysia.pdf Chin, Yit Siew and Woon, Fui Chee and Mohd Taib, Mohd Nasir (2014) Associations between home environment, behavioral factors and body-mass-index among primary school children in Selangor, Malaysia. In: 12th International Congress on Obesity, 17-20 Mar. 2014, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. . http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/obr.12150/abstract 10.1111/obr.12150 |
| spellingShingle | Chin, Yit Siew Woon, Fui Chee Mohd Taib, Mohd Nasir Associations between home environment, behavioral factors and body-mass-index among primary school children in Selangor, Malaysia |
| title | Associations between home environment, behavioral factors and body-mass-index among primary school children in Selangor, Malaysia |
| title_full | Associations between home environment, behavioral factors and body-mass-index among primary school children in Selangor, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Associations between home environment, behavioral factors and body-mass-index among primary school children in Selangor, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Associations between home environment, behavioral factors and body-mass-index among primary school children in Selangor, Malaysia |
| title_short | Associations between home environment, behavioral factors and body-mass-index among primary school children in Selangor, Malaysia |
| title_sort | associations between home environment, behavioral factors and body-mass-index among primary school children in selangor, malaysia |
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