Magnitude and risk factors of obesity among children Bamako

Abstract

Introduction: In Mali no information exists on the nutritional status of primary school children. Data of this study will be reference. Method: We conducted a randomized descriptive randomized study in six schools of Bamako from March to May 2015. A total of 92 children aged 8-11 years from primary schools were recruited. BMI was determining by anthropometry. Body composition was derived from isotope dilution technique. Results: By WHO classification, (BMI-for-age), 11.9% of children were overweight, 6% obese. According body composition rate of obesity was 26%, rate of high blood pressure was of 12%. Only 16.2% and 15.8% of children had respectively a good knowledge of practices in nutrition and body self-esteem. Among obese children, 88.9% were sedentary, 45.8% were hypertensive, 70% had bad nutritional practices, 87.5% bad self-estimate. However, among risk factors analyzed, our results showed that statistical relationship was found between child hypertensive and obesity and body self-esteem. Conclusion: this study allowed us to see that anthropometric measures underact obesity. It important to conduct others studies to understand the etiology of obesity so that measures should focus on it prevention.