RESEARCH
ON METHODS IN PREVENTION OF CHILDREN’S SIMPLE OBESITY
Zhang Baiqing，Liu Yongpeng，Wang Fangming，Chen Yanling, et al.
Liaoning Women and Children’s Health Care Institute, Shenyang,
China
Objective: This study was aimed at discussing further the methods in
prevention of simple obesity in childhood to lower the incidence rate and
to provide practical treatment and scientific evidences.
Methods: 172 of the total of 283 cases with simple obesity were involved
in this study, coming from 15 kindergartens in 4 districts in the two
cities of Shenyang and Yingkou. The cases of control group were 106. Using
psychology-testing tables and teaching tool, children with obesity and
their parents were given the treatment in psychology, diet and qualified exercises
managed with computer for the duration of 3 months. Meanwhole, blood
biochemistry analysis was performed. Statistic software was used to
calculate the data.
Result: The total
responsive rate was 93.6% in 172 cases of children with obesity with the
cure rate of 51.74%. There was significant difference in body weight, skin
thickness (p<0.01). There was no significant difference in height,
pulse, blood pressure and blood biochemistry (p>0.05).There was
significant difference in psychological treatment before and after
experiment in children’s with obesity and their parents(p<0.01).The
responses of children aged 1 to 12 months were better than children aged
3-7 years old. The sensitive values of treatment were the skin thickness
and body weight.
Conclusion: Early
prevention and treatment of obesity in childhood should focus on the
general treatment of infant with obesity, especially the psychological
adjustment of parents of children with obesity.