Korean J Pediatr.  2004 Dec;47(12):1266-1272.

Applicability of the "Questionnaire on Risk Factors Associated with Obesity in Adolescents" in School-Based Screening to Prevent Life Style Disease as a Result of Complicated Adolescent Obesity

• Shim YH
• Kim JY
• Lee SJ
• Cho SJ
• Yeong WK
• Hong YM

Abstract

PURPOSE
The prevalence of obesity and complications related to obesity among Korean adolescents were reviewed. To prevent obesity related complications in adolescents, the applicability of the "Questionnaire on risk factors associated with obesity in adolescents" as an assessment and management guideline was evaluated.
METHODS
Weight, height, blood pressure and serum lipid and glucose level of 7,265 high school students in Seoul were investigated. Two-hundred ninety nine obese students submitted a self-reporting questionnaire, and the risk of developing obesity related complications was scored for each student according to the "Questionnaire on risk factors associated with obesity in adolescents".
RESULTS
Among the obese, those of moderate to severe degree were 83.6%. The average score on the questionaire was 4.0+/-1.6, which might require any form of intervention. Of the 403 obese students of moderate to severe degree, those complicated with hypertension were 19.1%, with hyperlipidemia 46.6%, with liver dysfunction 97.5%, and those with family history of hypertension were 19.1 %. The recorded scores were significantly related with cardiovascular family history, serum lipid lev el, etc. Furthermore, as the body mass index(BMI) of the mother increased, the BMI of their child increased.
CONCLUSION
By recording this score on follow-up visits, it would be easy to intervene to prevent progression to the adulthood morbidity, and those with high scores can be referred to a specialist. Therefore, this "Questionnaire on risk factors associated with obesity in adolescents" is valuable to screen and prevent obesity related complications in dolescents.

Keyword

Obesity; Adolescents

MeSH Terms

Adolescent*
Blood Pressure
Child
Follow-Up Studies
Glucose
Humans
Hyperlipidemias
Hypertension
Life Style*
Liver Diseases
Mass Screening*
Mothers
Obesity*
Pediatric Obesity*
Prevalence
Surveys and Questionnaires
Risk Factors*
Seoul
Specialization
Glucose