The association between television viewing and childhood obesity: a national survey in Thailand.
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em Inglês
| 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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Índice:
IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Assunto principal:
Televisão
/
Tailândia
/
Fatores de Tempo
/
Feminino
/
Humanos
/
Masculino
/
Criança
/
Estudos Transversais
/
Obesidade
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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