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Gretschel S, Morgner A, Schindler C, Zierenberg NA, Kusian H, Herkner M, Reinsch S, Schoeneich F, Neugebauer EAM, Elbelt U. Correlation between Obesity and Socioeconomic and Psychological Characteristics of Students Attending Different Rural School Types. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 11:648. [PMID: 38929228 PMCID: PMC11202293 DOI: 10.3390/children11060648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2024] [Revised: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
Abstract
We examined the prevalence of obesity in two types of schools-a comprehensive school and a grammar school-in a rural German region of Brandenburg. METHODS In a cross-sectional study, BMI values were measured in 114 students in grades 5, 7, and 10. In addition to the demographic data, data on nutrition, physical activity, and mental well-being were collected using a questionnaire. RESULTS A total of 44% (11/25) of the comprehensive school students and 15% (13/89) of the high school students are overweight, and 24% (6/25) of the comprehensive school pupils and 6% (5/89) of the grammar school pupils (p = 0.009) are obese. In addition, 91% (10/11) of the students with obesity, 36% (4/11) of the students with pre-obesity, and 31% (26/84) of the normal-weight students (p = 0.001) are concerned about their weight. Among the children with obesity, 82% (9/11) are afraid of gaining weight. In addition, 6% (5/82) of the normal-weight students, 25% (3/12) of the students with pre-obesity, and 70% (7/10) of the students with obesity feel restricted by their weight when exercising. CONCLUSION School attendance and parental socioeconomic status appear to correlate with students' weight statuses. There is a high level of suffering, and they feel uncomfortable with their bodies and worry about weight regulation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Stephan Gretschel
- Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Ruppin-Brandenburg, 16816 Neuruppin, Germany;
- Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane (MHB), 16816 Neuruppin, Germany; (A.M.); (C.S.); (N.A.Z.); (M.H.); (E.A.M.N.)
- Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg (FGW), University Hospital Ruppin-Brandenburg (UKRB), Fehrbelliner Straße 38, 16816 Neuruppin, Germany;
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- Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane (MHB), 16816 Neuruppin, Germany; (A.M.); (C.S.); (N.A.Z.); (M.H.); (E.A.M.N.)
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- Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane (MHB), 16816 Neuruppin, Germany; (A.M.); (C.S.); (N.A.Z.); (M.H.); (E.A.M.N.)
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- Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane (MHB), 16816 Neuruppin, Germany; (A.M.); (C.S.); (N.A.Z.); (M.H.); (E.A.M.N.)
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- Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Ruppin-Brandenburg, 16816 Neuruppin, Germany;
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- Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane (MHB), 16816 Neuruppin, Germany; (A.M.); (C.S.); (N.A.Z.); (M.H.); (E.A.M.N.)
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- Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg (FGW), University Hospital Ruppin-Brandenburg (UKRB), Fehrbelliner Straße 38, 16816 Neuruppin, Germany;
- Centre for Health Services Research Brandenburg (ZVF-BB), 15562 Rüdersdorf, Germany
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- Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane (MHB), 16816 Neuruppin, Germany; (A.M.); (C.S.); (N.A.Z.); (M.H.); (E.A.M.N.)
- Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg (FGW), University Hospital Ruppin-Brandenburg (UKRB), Fehrbelliner Straße 38, 16816 Neuruppin, Germany;
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- Medical Clinic B, 16816 Neuruppin, Germany;
- Division of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Metabolism and Oncology, University Hospital Ruppin-Brandenburg, Brandenburg Medical School, 16816 Neuruppin, Germany
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Weker H, Friedrich M, Zabłocka-Słowińska K, Sadowska J, Długosz A, Hamułka J, Charzewska J, Socha P, Wądołowska L. Position Statement of the Polish Academy of Sciences' Committee of Human Nutrition Science on the Principles for the Nutrition of Preschool Children (4-6 Years of Age) and Early School-Age Children (7-9 Years of Age). JOURNAL OF MOTHER AND CHILD 2023; 27:222-245. [PMID: 38369720 PMCID: PMC10875211 DOI: 10.34763/jmotherandchild.20232701.d-23-00094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Halina Weker
- Department of Nutrition, Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Applied Microbiology and Human Nutrition Physiology, Faculty of Food Sciences and Fisheries, West Pomeranianu University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Applied Microbiology and Human Nutrition Physiology, Faculty of Food Sciences and Fisheries, West Pomeranianu University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW-WULS), Warsaw, Poland
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- National Institute of Public Health NIH – National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Eating Disorders and Paediatrics, Institute ‘Monument - Children’s Health Center’, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Human Nutrition, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
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