The association between television viewing and childhood obesity: a national survey in Thailand.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-41553
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the relationship between television viewing and obesity among Thai children.DESIGN:
A one-stage cross-sectional national survey.SETTING:
National communities in Thailand.SUBJECTS:
Four thousand one hundred and ninety-seven children aged 6 to 12 years old.RESULTS:
By using the new national growth reference as a normative data, 262 (6.2%) children in this survey were obese. According to the caregivers, 62 per cent of children watched television I to 3 hours per day. Children who spent more than 3 hours per day watching television were more likely to be obese than the children who watched television less with the odd ratio of 1.8 (95% confidence interval = 1.2-2.8).CONCLUSION:
With a one-stage design for determining the association between television viewing and childhood obesity, Thai school age children who watched television more than 3 hours per day were more likely to be obese with statistical significance.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Television
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Thailand
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Time Factors
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Child
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Obesity
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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