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Infantile risk factors for obesity in preschool children

학령전기 소아비만에 영향을 주는 영유아기 인자

  • Park, Sun Ju (Department of Pediatrics, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital) ;
  • Moon, Jae Won (Department of Pediatrics, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Hyun Ji (Department of Pediatrics, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital) ;
  • Cho, Min Jung (Department of Pediatrics, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital)
  • 박선주 (왈레스기념 침례병원 소아청소년과) ;
  • 문재원 (왈레스기념 침례병원 소아청소년과) ;
  • 김현지 (왈레스기념 침례병원 소아청소년과) ;
  • 조민정 (왈레스기념 침례병원 소아청소년과)
  • Received : 2008.04.11
  • Accepted : 2008.06.20
  • Published : 2008.08.15
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Abstract

Purpose : Childhood obesity is a problem that places a child at great risk for becoming an obese adult. To prevent obesity, it is important to focus on early life risk factors that may contribute to childhood obesity. The aim of this study is to find obesity-causing infantile risk factors in preschool children. Methods : A total of 223 children aged 3 to 5 years old from Busan were the subjects of this study. We calculated their body mass index (BMI) and classified them into two groups (normal weight and overweight/obese children). Information regarding parental weight and height, mother's educational level and employment status, birth weight, feeding patterns, start time of weaning, duration of night feeding, and fosterer was obtained by using questionnaires. Results : There were 68 (30.5%) overweight/obese children and 155 (69.5%) normal weight children. Overweight/obese children were significantly associated with formula milk feeding, rapid weight gain during the first 6 months, and maternal obesity (P<0.05). There were no statistical differences in paternal obesity, mothers educational level and employment status, birth weight, start time of weaning, duration of night feeding, and fosterer between the normal and overweight/obese children. Conclusion : Although healthy diet and regular exercise will remain the cornerstones of weight management in obese children, our data supports the view that education about maintaining a normal weight could be introduced much earlier in families with high-risk children.

목 적 : 최근 소아비만이 증가 추세에 있으며, 소아비만은 성인비만으로 이행할 가능성이 높다. 그러므로 소아기 부터 비만의 예방이 중요하다. 이에 본 연구는 학령전기 소아비만에 영향을 주는 영유아기 인자를 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 2007년 10월 부산에 위치한 어린이집과 왈레스기념 침례병원 외래를 방문한 만 3세 이상 5세 미만 아동 350명을 대상으로 하여 그들의 부모에게 설문조사를 하였고, 그중 223명이 최종 분석에 사용되었다. 아동들의 현재 신장과 체중에 대한 신체계측은 어린이집과 병원에서 전자체중계와 신장계를 이용하여 측정하였으며, 체질량지수를 산출하여 85백분위수 이상인 경우 과체중위험 군, 85백분위수 미만인 경우 정상체중군으로 분류하였다. 설문조사를 통해 부모의 일반적인 특성(어머니 학력, 직업유무, 부모의 비만 여부), 출생체중, 수유 관련 내용(수유방식, 밤중 수유 지속 기간, 이유식 시작 시기), 양육자에 대한 정보를 얻었다. 결 과 : 과체중위험 군에 속하는 소아는 68명(30.5%)이었고, 정상체중군에 속하는 소아는 155명(69.5%)이었다. 분유를 수유한 경우가 모유를 수유한 경우에 비해 과체중이상인 경우가 11.3배 높게 나타났고(P<0.05), 출생 후 첫 6개월간 빠른 체중 증가가 학령전기 소아 과체중위험 군과 연관이 있는 것으로 나타났다(P<0.05). 과체중위험 군의 어머니의 체질량지수($22.2{\pm}2.4kg/m^2$)가 정상체중군($20.6{\pm}2.3kg/m^2$)에 비해서 유의하게 높았다(P<0.05). 아버지의 체질량지수(P=0.658), 어머니 학력(P=0.134), 직업유무(P=0.396), 밤중 수유 지속 기간(P=0.530), 이유식 시작 시기(P=0.078), 양육자(P=0.881), 6-12개월간 빠른 체중 증가(P=0.628), 출생체중(P=0.598)은 비만과 유의한 관련이 없었다. 결 론 : 소아비만이 될 영유아기 인자를 가지고 있는 자녀를 둔 가족들에게 영유아기에 초점을 맞춘 비만 예방 프로그램을 적극 제시해 주어, 영유아기 부터 비만의 위험을 예방하는 것이 중요할 것으로 사료된다.

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