Applicability of the "Questionnaire on Risk Factors Associated with Obesity in Adolescents" in School-Based Screening to Prevent Life Style Disease as a Result of Complicated Adolescent Obesity.
- Author:
Yoon Hee SHIM
1
;
Ji Young KIM
;
Soo Jeung LEE
;
Su Jin CHO
;
Whaan Kuck YEONG
;
Young Mi HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. hongym@chollian.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Obesity;
Adolescents
- MeSH:
Adolescent*;
Blood Pressure;
Child;
Follow-Up Studies;
Glucose;
Humans;
Hyperlipidemias;
Hypertension;
Life Style*;
Liver Diseases;
Mass Screening*;
Mothers;
Obesity*;
Pediatric Obesity*;
Prevalence;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Risk Factors*;
Seoul;
Specialization
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
2004;47(12):1266-1272
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The prevalence of obesity and complications related to obesity among Korean adolescents were reviewed. To prevent obesity related complications in adolescents, the applicability of the "Questionnaire on risk factors associated with obesity in adolescents" as an assessment and management guideline was evaluated. METHODS: Weight, height, blood pressure and serum lipid and glucose level of 7,265 high school students in Seoul were investigated. Two-hundred ninety nine obese students submitted a self-reporting questionnaire, and the risk of developing obesity related complications was scored for each student according to the "Questionnaire on risk factors associated with obesity in adolescents". RESULTS: Among the obese, those of moderate to severe degree were 83.6%. The average score on the questionaire was 4.0+/-1.6, which might require any form of intervention. Of the 403 obese students of moderate to severe degree, those complicated with hypertension were 19.1%, with hyperlipidemia 46.6%, with liver dysfunction 97.5%, and those with family history of hypertension were 19.1 %. The recorded scores were significantly related with cardiovascular family history, serum lipid lev el, etc. Furthermore, as the body mass index(BMI) of the mother increased, the BMI of their child increased. CONCLUSION: By recording this score on follow-up visits, it would be easy to intervene to prevent progression to the adulthood morbidity, and those with high scores can be referred to a specialist. Therefore, this "Questionnaire on risk factors associated with obesity in adolescents" is valuable to screen and prevent obesity related complications in dolescents.
