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Factors lead to obesity among children in MRSM Merbok, Kedah / Adibah Abdul Rahim and Nurul Zulaikha Abdul Patah Hasan

Overweight and obesity as the fifth leading risk for global death causes at least 2.8 million die each year. It was also reported that 65 per cent of the world’s population live in countries where this risk kills more people than underweight does. Over 340 million children and adolescents aged 5-19...

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Main Authors: Abdul Rahim, Adibah, Abdul Patah Hasan, Nurul Zulaikha
Format: Student Project
Language:English
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Child Health. Child health services
Diseases and disorders of metabolism and nutrition
Corpulence . Obesity
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/51937/1/51937.pdf
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spelling my.uitm.ir.519372021-10-28T01:37:34Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/51937/ Factors lead to obesity among children in MRSM Merbok, Kedah / Adibah Abdul Rahim and Nurul Zulaikha Abdul Patah Hasan Abdul Rahim, Adibah Abdul Patah Hasan, Nurul Zulaikha Child Health. Child health services Diseases and disorders of metabolism and nutrition Corpulence . Obesity Overweight and obesity as the fifth leading risk for global death causes at least 2.8 million die each year. It was also reported that 65 per cent of the world’s population live in countries where this risk kills more people than underweight does. Over 340 million children and adolescents aged 5-19 were overweight or obese in 2016. Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health. Due to that, most people that suffering obesity are tend to have several of illness like diabetes. The study examines the factor lead to obesity among children in MRSM Merbok, Kedah. A cross sectional survey among the students in MRSM Merbok, Kedah was applied and used in this study. The numbers of questionnaire distributed are 225. However, only 170 questionnaires are usable. The data obtained were analysed and these following findings were found. The relationship of environmental influence, lifestyle and dietary pattern are found significant. However, family influence is found not significant. 2019-12 Student Project NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/51937/1/51937.pdf ID51937 Abdul Rahim, Adibah and Abdul Patah Hasan, Nurul Zulaikha (2019) Factors lead to obesity among children in MRSM Merbok, Kedah / Adibah Abdul Rahim and Nurul Zulaikha Abdul Patah Hasan. [Student Project] (Unpublished)
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topic Child Health. Child health services
Diseases and disorders of metabolism and nutrition
Corpulence . Obesity
spellingShingle Child Health. Child health services
Diseases and disorders of metabolism and nutrition
Corpulence . Obesity
Abdul Rahim, Adibah
Abdul Patah Hasan, Nurul Zulaikha
Factors lead to obesity among children in MRSM Merbok, Kedah / Adibah Abdul Rahim and Nurul Zulaikha Abdul Patah Hasan
description Overweight and obesity as the fifth leading risk for global death causes at least 2.8 million die each year. It was also reported that 65 per cent of the world’s population live in countries where this risk kills more people than underweight does. Over 340 million children and adolescents aged 5-19 were overweight or obese in 2016. Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health. Due to that, most people that suffering obesity are tend to have several of illness like diabetes. The study examines the factor lead to obesity among children in MRSM Merbok, Kedah. A cross sectional survey among the students in MRSM Merbok, Kedah was applied and used in this study. The numbers of questionnaire distributed are 225. However, only 170 questionnaires are usable. The data obtained were analysed and these following findings were found. The relationship of environmental influence, lifestyle and dietary pattern are found significant. However, family influence is found not significant.
format Student Project
author Abdul Rahim, Adibah
Abdul Patah Hasan, Nurul Zulaikha
author_facet Abdul Rahim, Adibah
Abdul Patah Hasan, Nurul Zulaikha
author_sort Abdul Rahim, Adibah
title Factors lead to obesity among children in MRSM Merbok, Kedah / Adibah Abdul Rahim and Nurul Zulaikha Abdul Patah Hasan
title_short Factors lead to obesity among children in MRSM Merbok, Kedah / Adibah Abdul Rahim and Nurul Zulaikha Abdul Patah Hasan
title_full Factors lead to obesity among children in MRSM Merbok, Kedah / Adibah Abdul Rahim and Nurul Zulaikha Abdul Patah Hasan
title_fullStr Factors lead to obesity among children in MRSM Merbok, Kedah / Adibah Abdul Rahim and Nurul Zulaikha Abdul Patah Hasan
title_full_unstemmed Factors lead to obesity among children in MRSM Merbok, Kedah / Adibah Abdul Rahim and Nurul Zulaikha Abdul Patah Hasan
title_sort factors lead to obesity among children in mrsm merbok, kedah / adibah abdul rahim and nurul zulaikha abdul patah hasan
publishDate 2019
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/51937/1/51937.pdf
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