Epidemiology of Childhood Obesity and Their Lifestyle in Preschool Children from Medan Deli

Zata Ismah, Saidah Fatimah Sari Simanjuntak, Rahayu Sakinah Pasaribu, Apriliani, Rani Elviyanti Siregar, Siti Khadijah, Ahmad Rizqi Aulia Ramadhan Lubis

2021

Abstract

Obesity in children is a serious problem because it can interfere with children's growth and continue into adulthood. This study aims to determine the epidemiology of obesity and how the lifestyle in early childhood in Medan Deli. This research is a descriptive quantitative study using a cross-sectional design with a rapid survey approach. The population in this study were all early childhood children in Medan Deli, with a sample of 210 people. The sampling method was the WHO proportional random sampling, which was 30 clusters x 7 samples. The results found 13.8% obese early childhood and 13.3% overweight children. The most obese early childhood children were girls, aged 56-60 months, with a history of obese parents. In the lifestyle of obese early childhood, they rarely do physical activity, often consume milk, fruit, vegetables, soft drinks, and junk food and live with smokers and often inhale cigarette smoke. The incidence of obesity in early childhood in the study area is high with a very vulnerable lifestyle to their health in the future, such as rarely doing physical activity, often consuming milk, soft drinks and junk food, and being exposed to cigarette smoke.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Ismah Z., Simanjuntak S., Pasaribu R., Apriliani., Siregar R., Khadijah S. and Lubis A. (2021). Epidemiology of Childhood Obesity and Their Lifestyle in Preschool Children from Medan Deli. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social Determinants of Health - Volume 1: ICSDH, ISBN 978-989-758-542-5, pages 77-87. DOI: 10.5220/0010759300003235

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icsdh21,
author={Zata Ismah and Saidah Fatimah Sari Simanjuntak and Rahayu Sakinah Pasaribu and Apriliani and Rani Elviyanti Siregar and Siti Khadijah and Ahmad Rizqi Aulia Ramadhan Lubis},
title={Epidemiology of Childhood Obesity and Their Lifestyle in Preschool Children from Medan Deli},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social Determinants of Health - Volume 1: ICSDH,},
year={2021},
pages={77-87},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010759300003235},
isbn={978-989-758-542-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social Determinants of Health - Volume 1: ICSDH,
TI - Epidemiology of Childhood Obesity and Their Lifestyle in Preschool Children from Medan Deli
SN - 978-989-758-542-5
AU - Ismah Z.
AU - Simanjuntak S.
AU - Pasaribu R.
AU - Apriliani.
AU - Siregar R.
AU - Khadijah S.
AU - Lubis A.
PY - 2021
SP - 77
EP - 87
DO - 10.5220/0010759300003235