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Prevalence of obesity and overweight among primary school children in Alfayoum goveronate
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Abstract
Background: The prevalence of childhood obesity has increased over the last few years. It is caused by imbalance between calories intake and calories utilized. Obesity in childhood has a significant impact on both physical and psychological health; overweight and obesity are associated with hyperlipidemia, hypertension, abnormal glucose tolerance, infertility and psychological disorders such as depression. Aim: To establish data base for the prevalence of obesity and overweight in primary school children in Al-Fayoum governorate, to determine risk factors for obesity and to compare between Egyptian and WHO growth curves. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on 1462 Egyptian children to find prevalence of overweight and obesity among primary school children at age of 6{u2013}12 years. Six schools from six districts in Al Al-Fayoum governorate including both sexes were randomly selected in this study. Data were collected in form of anthropometric measurements (weight, height, waist circumference and body mass index)