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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
11th International Conference on
Childhood Obesity and Nutrition
Evaluation of the obesity contributing factors in first grade elementary school students from Sari,
North of Iran
Melody Omraninava1, Afsaneh Fendereski2, Amin Darrudi1, Faeze Zabihi1, Niloufar Feizi1 and Sajede Ghoroghi1
1Islamic Azad University, Iran
2Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
Obesity in children has raised the worries about public health and hygiene. In this study, we intended to evaluate the
obesity rate among the children first grade elementary schools throughout the Sari, north of Iran. Moreover, we evaluated
the possible effects of mother’s life conditions on the estimation of obesity in children. In this descriptive cross sectional
study, the study population included first grade elementary school students in Sari. Sampling was carried out through multi-
stage and stratified randomization at level of the target students. Using stadiometer and digital scales, the height and weight
were measured. Body mass index (BMI) was also calculated. A questionnaire about feeding habits and socio-economic status
of parents was employed. Data collection was conducted using phone interview with parents as well as the questionnaire’s
records. Analysis of data was conducted in SPSS v.22 using suitably statistical tests. IBM SPSS Amos software was utilized
for path analysis. A P<0.05 was considered as statistically significant. It was observed that 15% of the evaluated cases were
obese. There was association between BMI of the obese cases and lifestyle-related habits. Path analysis revealed significant
impression of patent’s habit on the obesity of children. Our results suggest that the overall prevalence of obesity in Sari was
high, which proposes the nasality for serious consideration in the health system, and designing, developing, and implementing
of preventive approaches with regard to childhood obesity.
Biography
Melody Omraninava has completed her General Practice at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences and Infectious Disease Specialization at Shahid Beheshti
University School of Medicine. She is Educational Manager of Faculty of Medical Sciences at Islamic Azad University-Sari Branch. She has published nine papers
in reputed journals.
Melody Omraninava et al., J Obes Weight Loss Ther 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7904-C1-058