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  • Impact of obesity on health related quality of life among children and adolescents in Slovenia
    Šikić Pogačar, Maja ...
    Background: The prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in Slovenia has increased substantially over the last decade as a consequence of unhealthy contemporary lifestyle. The aim of our ... study was to examine the relationship between health related quality of life (HRQOL) and body weight in a group of obese children/adolescents compared with normal weight controls. Methods: The study included 69 obese children/adolescents between 3 and 18 years, as well as 64 children/adolescents with normal weight. The questionnaire was developed to assess the main aspects of HRQOL: general health, physical activity, social status, psychological and specific aspects (including eating habits). Logistic regression analysis was performed to estimate the risks associated with child obesity. Results: Results showed that parental educational level is an important risk factor for the development of obesity in children/adolescents. Children and adolescents who were obese had significantly less physical strength and were less physically active. Obese children and adolescents were breast fed for a shorter period of time and solid foods were introduced earlier than in the group of children with normal weight. Conclusion: Obese children/adolescents had lower scores on a number of HRQOL domains. However, they dont feel excluded from societyand are predominantly satisfied with their HRQOL. They did not feel depressed, nor sad.
    Vir: HealthMed. - ISSN 1840-2291 (Vol. 7, no. 10, 2013, str. 2765-2776)
    Vrsta gradiva - članek, sestavni del ; neleposlovje za odrasle
    Leto - 2013
    Jezik - angleški
    COBISS.SI-ID - 4791359

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    http://www.healthmed.ba/pdf/healthmed_7_10_web.pdf

vir: HealthMed. - ISSN 1840-2291 (Vol. 7, no. 10, 2013, str. 2765-2776)
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