Obesity, Blood Pressure and Health-Related Behaviour among German Children and Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Graf, Christine; Jouck, Stefanie; Koch, Benjamin; Platschek, Anna-Maria; Arnold, Christiane; Bohm, Michael; Dordel, Sigrid; Tokarski, Walter
Titel	Obesity, Blood Pressure and Health-Related Behaviour among German Children and Adolescents
Quelle	In: Physical Education and Sport, 52 (2008), S.57-61 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0043-9630
DOI	10.2478/v10030-008-0011-9
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Socioeconomic Status; Physical Activities; Smoking; Drinking; At Risk Persons; Adolescents; Hypertension; Foreign Countries; Health Behavior; Children; Child Health; Body Composition; Physical Activity Level; Family Income; Questionnaires; Body Weight; Television Viewing; Computers; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Educational Attainment; Leisure Time; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Rauchen; Trinken; Risikogruppe; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Bluthochdruck; Hypertonie; Ausland; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Child; Kind; Kinder; Familieneinkommen; Fragebogen; Körpergewicht; Fernsehkonsum; Digitalrechner; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Freizeit; Deutschland
Abstract	Study aim: To examine the prevalence of obesity and its correlation with blood pressure, waist circumference and other health related risk factors (smoking, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity and TV/PC-screen time) in German youths. Material and methods: A cohort of 831 boys and 808 girls, fifth- to tenth-graders from 3 German high schools (high, middle and low education level) were studied. Anthropometric variables were measured, and declared physical activity, use of audio-visual media, parental socio-economic status etc. were recorded via questionnaire. Endurance performance was examined by 6-min run. Results: In the studied cohort, 6.9% were obese, 10.4% overweight, 73.8% normal weight and 8.9% underweight aged 13.5 [plus or minus] 1.8 years. Obese children had the highest systolic and diastolic blood pressure (p<0.001) and the lowest endurance performance (p less than 0.001). Obese children had a 3-fold and overweight children 2-fold higher risk of hypertension. There were no differences between the obese youths and those of normal weight concerning TV and PC (in min/day) but obese children were less active and had a lower participation rate in organised exercise (p = 0.003 and 0.020, respectively). Obese children smoked more cigarettes per day than their normal weight counterparts (p = 0.014; adjusted for age, gender and school type). No differences were observed concerning alcohol consumption. Obesity, smoking and inactivity showed a clear inverse relation with the parent's school graduation and to the education level of the school the subjects attended. Conclusions: Obesity, but not overweight in children and adolescents, was associated with less physical activity, negative health behaviour and increased blood pressure. The association of risk factors with lower socio-economic status is a task for prevention and a challenge for health care systems in industrialised countries. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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