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Volume 8
Journal of Obesity & Weight Loss Therapy
ISSN: 2165-7904
Childhood Obesity 2018
March 15-16, 2018
March 15-16, 2018 | Barcelona, Spain
11
th
International Conference on
Childhood Obesity and Nutrition
Study of the influence of non-genetic factors affecting over nutrition students in Ayutthaya Province,
Thailand
Thananyada Buapian
Phranakhon Rajabhat University, Thailand
O
ver nutrition is emerging as a morbid disease in developing and westernized countries. Because of its comorbidity
diseases, it is cost-effective to prevent and manage this disease earlier. In Thailand, this alarming disease has long been
studied, but the prevalence is still higher than that in the past. Physicians should recognize it well and have a definite direction
to face and combat this dangerous disease. Rapid changes in the tremendous figure of over nutrition students indicate that
genetic factors are not the primary determinants since human genes have remained unchanged for a century. This study aims
to assess the prevalence of over nutrition students and to investigate the non-genetic factors affecting over nutrition students. A
cross-sectional school based survey was conducted. A two-stage sampling was adopted. Respondents included 1,850 students
in grades 4 to 6 in Ayutthaya Province. An anthropometric measurement and questionnaire were developed. Childhood over
nutrition was defined as a weight-for-height Z-score above +2SD of NCHS/WHO references. About thirty three percent of the
children were over nutrition in Ayutthaya province. Stepwise multiple logistic regression analysis showed that eight statistically
significant non-genetic factors explain the variation of childhood over nutrition by 18 percent. Sex is the prime factor to
explain the variation of childhood over nutrition, followed by duration of light physical activities, duration of moderate
physical activities, having been breastfed, the presence of a healthy role model of the caregiver, number of siblings, birth order,
and occupation of the caregiver, respectively. Non genetic factors, especially the subjects’ demographic and physical activities,
as well as the caregivers’ background and family environment, should be considered in viable approach to remedy this health
imbalance in children.
ananya1623@gmail.comJ Obes Weight Loss Ther 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7904-C1-058