Relationship Between Junk Food Consumption With Obesity In Children In West Denpasar District
AAA L Paramasatiari and KA P Angela

Faculty of Medicine, Warmadewa University

Abstract

Introduction: Changes in food consumption patterns in children is that they are currently consuming instant foods and having poor nutritional value. This causes the prevalence of obesity in children to increase every year. It continues into adulthood so it is important to carry out interventions to prevent overweight and obesity in children. Objective: This study aims to determine the relationship between consumption of junk food and childhood obesity. Method: This study was a cross sectional study in children aged 9-12 years in West Denpasar District with 175 respondents selected by simple two-stage cluster random sampling. Respondents were children aged 9-12 years who attended elementary schools in West Denpasar District without a history of obesity in their parents. The obesity criterion in this study is if the Body Mass Index (BMI) according to age is more than Z score 2. Criteria for consumption of junk food is if at least once a week consume low-nutrition foods that contain fat and soft drinks. The collected data was analyzed with SPSS 21 for window including Chi-Square test to look for the relationship of consumption of junk food with obesity and multiple logistic regression analysis to control the influence of variables on parental education, parental income and physical activity of children. Result: Obesity prevalence was 18.3%. The prevalence of obesity in the group that consumes junk food is 12%, while in the group that does not consume junk food is 6.3%. There was a significant relationship between consumption of junk food and the prevalence of obesity (x2 = 4,65; p=0,031) with Odds Ratio 2.56 and 95% Trust Interval 1.15-5.72. After being controlled by the parents education variables and childrens physical activity, this relationship was still significant (p = 0.015) but the adjusted Odds Ratio was only 0.32. Conclusion: there is a moderate positive relationship between consumption of junk food and obesity in children.

Keywords: junk food, risk factors,and obesity

Topic: Biology

Link: https://ifory.id/abstract-plain/gpByNzcAqUnK

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