Author/Editor		Šikić Pogačar, Maja; Turk, Eva; Dolinšek, Jernej; Marčun-Varda, Nataša; Mičetić-Turk, Dušanka
Title		Impact of obesity on health related quality of life among children and adolescents in Slovenia
Type		članek
Vol. and No.		Letnik 7, št. 10
Publication year		2013
Volume		str. 2765-2776
ISSN		1840-2291 - HealthMED : Journal of Society for development in new net environment in B&H
Language		eng
Abstract		Background: The prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in Slovenia has increased substantially over the last decade as a consequence of unhealthy contemporary lifestyle. The aim of our study was to examine the relationship between health related quality of life (HRQOL) and body weight in a group of obese children/adolescents compared with normal weight controls. Methods: The study included 69 obese children/adolescents between 3 and 18 years, as well as 64 children/adolescents with normal weight. The questionnaire was developed to assess the main aspects of HRQOL: general health, physical activity, social status, psychological and specific aspects (including eating habits). Logistic regression analysis was performed to estimate the risks associated with child obesity. Results: Results showed that parental educational level is an important risk factor for the development of obesity in children/adolescents. Children and adolescents who were obese had significantly less physical strength and were less physically active. Obese children and adolescents were breast fed for a shorter period of time and solid foods were introduced earlier than in the group of children with normal weight. Conclusion: Obese children/adolescents had lower scores on a number of HRQOL domains. However, they dont feel excluded from societyand are predominantly satisfied with their HRQOL. They did not feel depressed, nor sad.
Keywords		mladostnik otrok debelost kakovost življenja nezdrav življenjski slog