BMC Research Notes (Mar 2020)

Study determinants of increased Z-Score of Body Mass Index in preschool-age children

  • Fathi M. El-Gamal,
  • Rawan Babader,
  • Maha Al-Shaikh,
  • Amani Al-Harbi,
  • Jumana Al-Kaf,
  • Wafa Al-Kaf

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-020-05026-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 5

Abstract

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Abstract Objective To determine the association between socioeconomic level, gender, stunting and other characteristics with the presence of overweight/obesity in the preschool children. Result BMI/Age Z score > + 2 SD was found in 19.5% of the children. It was more common among the children from areas with high socio-economic level (OR: 2.43; 95% CI 1.54, 3.84, and p + 2 SD compared to the normal children (OR 6.73; 95% CI 3.79, 10.80, and p + 2 SD. Thus male gender, high socioeconomic condition, increased duration of breast feeding and stunting were significantly associated with overweight/obesity in preschool children.

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