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The Association Between Television Viewing and Childhood Obesity A National Survey in Thailand
Ruangdaraganon N 
,
Kotchabhakdi N ,
Udomsuhpayakul U ,
Kunanusont C ,
Suriyawongpaisal P
,
Kotchabhakdi N ,
Udomsuhpayakul U ,
Kunanusont C ,
Suriyawongpaisal P Objective : To determine the relationship between television viewing and obesity among Thai
children.
Design : A one-stage cross-sectional national survey.
Setting : National communities in Thailand.
Subjects : Four thousand one hundred and ninety-seven children aged 6 to 12 years old.
Results : By using the new national growth reference as a normative data, 262 (6.2%)
children in this survey were obese. According to the caregivers, 62 per cent of children watched television
I to 3 hours per day. Children who spent more than 3 hours per day watching television were
more likely to be obese than the children who watched television less with the odd ratio of 1.8 (95%
confidence interval = 1.2-2.8).
Conclusion : With a one-stage design for determining the association between television
viewing and childhood obesity, Thai school age children who watched television more than 3 hours
per day were more likely to be obese with statistical significance.
Key word : Television Viewing, Obesity, Children, Thailand
children.
Design : A one-stage cross-sectional national survey.
Setting : National communities in Thailand.
Subjects : Four thousand one hundred and ninety-seven children aged 6 to 12 years old.
Results : By using the new national growth reference as a normative data, 262 (6.2%)
children in this survey were obese. According to the caregivers, 62 per cent of children watched television
I to 3 hours per day. Children who spent more than 3 hours per day watching television were
more likely to be obese than the children who watched television less with the odd ratio of 1.8 (95%
confidence interval = 1.2-2.8).
Conclusion : With a one-stage design for determining the association between television
viewing and childhood obesity, Thai school age children who watched television more than 3 hours
per day were more likely to be obese with statistical significance.
Key word : Television Viewing, Obesity, Children, Thailand
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