The Factors Related with Obesity in Toddler

Abstract

Obesity is an abnormal condition characterized by an increase in body weight and an increase in excessive body fat, generally deposited in the subcutaneous tissue, around organs, and sometimes infiltrated into organs. According to the health profile of Riau Province, the highest achievement of under-five nutritional status based on the BW/U index during 2015 to 2019 was in 2018 (3.5) and the lowest was in 2016. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors associated with obesity in children. children under five in Sukapeace Village, North Tambusai District, Rokan Hulu Regency in 2021. This research is an analytic observational research type with a quantitative approach and uses a cross sectional research design. The population of this study were all children under five in Sukapeace Village, North Tambusai District, Rokan Hulu Regency in 2021. The samples obtained were 20 obese children under five. Data were analyzed for bivariate calculations which in this study used the chi-square test. The results showed that the variables that were shown to be associated with obesity in children under five in the village of Sukapeace were, Genetics with p value = 0.001. Diet with p value = 0.001, rest pattern with p value = 0.001 and physical activity p = 0.004. Based on bivariate analysis using the chi-square test, the variables associated with obesity are genetics, diet, sleep duration and physical activity. Increasing information about the prevention of factors related to obesity and obesity risk, as well as the role of health workers and family support is urgently needed