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. 2019 Jul 1;22(2):66-72.
doi: 10.1298/ptr.E9965. eCollection 2019.

Factors associated with overweight status, obesity, and sedentary behavior in elementary and junior high school students

Satoko Nakano  1 , Chiaki Hirano  2 , Kazushi Hotta  3 , Yoshihiko Fujita  3 , Hisako Yanagi  4
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Factors associated with overweight status, obesity, and sedentary behavior in elementary and junior high school students

Satoko Nakano et al. Phys Ther Res. .

Abstract

Background: Sedentary behavior increases the risks of obesity and cardiovascular disease in adults, but these relationships are uncertain in elementary and junior high school students. We investigated whether sedentary behavior is related to overweight status and obesity in high-risk children with lifestyle diseases.

Method: A cross-sectional study was performed in 115 children and primary caregivers who attended a lecture for preventing child lifestyle diseases in Ibaraki prefecture, Japan. The main outcome measure was excess weight (percent overweight). Factors associated with excess weight in children were evaluated using multiple regression analysis. Basic physical and demographic characteristics, biochemical data (total cholesterol [TC], low and high density lipoprotein cholesterol [LDL-C and HDL-C], alanine aminotransferase [ALT]), blood pressure, child and parental sedentary time, parental BMI, and family environment were evaluated.

Results: In total, 107 children were eligible for participation in the study. Excess weight in these children was 28.6 ± 18.4. Sedentary time was 337.2 ± 122.5 min/day in children and 347.0 ± 196.2 min/day in parents. Multiple regression analysis revealed that children's sedentary behavior (β = 0.02, (95%CI: 0.00 to 0.04)) and HDL-C (β = -0.59, (95%CI: -0.81 to -0.38)) as independent predictors of children's excess weight.

Conclusion: Study findings suggest that decreasing children's sedentary behavior in addition to greater physical activity is important for the prevention of overweight status and obesity in high-risk children with lifestyle diseases. Reduction of sedentary time, and engaging in regular exercise are all important for proper weight maintenance in children.

Keywords: Children's Obesity; Children's overweight; Children's percent overweight; Elementary and Junior high school students; Sedentary behavior.

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