Child Health Nurs Res.  2016 Oct;22(4):237-246. 10.4094/chnr.2016.22.4.237.

Factors Affecting Obesity and Overweight in Korean Preschool Children: Based on the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013-2014

• Hwang I
• Bang KS

• KMID: 2444893
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4094/chnr.2016.22.4.237

Abstract

PURPOSE
The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of preschooler obesity/overweight and to identify associated factors.
METHODS
This study was a cross-sectional study. Data for 591 preschoolers, 432 fathers and 538 mothers from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013-2014 were included. Obesity/overweight was defined by 2007 Korean National Growth Charts. T-test, Rao-Scott χ2, multivariate logistic regression was used for the analysis.
RESULTS
Prevalence rates for preschooler obesity/overweight were 14.9% (obesity, 5.4%; overweight, 9.5%). The preschoolers with atopic dermatitis or allergic rhinitis or asthma (OR=2.78, 95% CI [1.27-6.09], p=.011) and eating more thiamine per day (OR=1.01, 95% CI [1.00-1.02], p=.001) showed higher obesity/overweight development. The only parental factor affecting preschooler obesity/overweight was parental body mass index (father, OR=1.18, 95% CI [1.09-1.28], p<.001; mother, OR=1.09, 95% CI [1.04-1.15], p<.001).
CONCLUSION
Interventions on preventing preschooler obesity should be introduced much earlier for children with risk factors. Results from this study can be used as preliminary data to develop effective strategies to prevent obesity in Korean preschoolers.

Keyword

Preschool children; Pediatric obesity; Overweight; Risk factors; National health and nutrition examination survey

MeSH Terms

Asthma
Body Mass Index
Child
Child, Preschool*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dermatitis, Atopic
Eating
Fathers
Growth Charts
Humans
Korea*
Logistic Models
Mothers
Nutrition Surveys*
Obesity*
Overweight*
Parents
Pediatric Obesity
Prevalence
Rhinitis, Allergic
Risk Factors
Thiamine
Thiamine