Estimating population attributable risk fraction of determinants of pediatric obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Childhood obesity imposes a remarkable socio-economic and health-related burden, with an increasing worldwide trend. We aimed to assess the relationship between modifiable factors and obesity in Iranian children and adolescents along with to determine the population attributable risk fraction (PARF) for the risk factors of obesity in Iranian children and adolescents.

Methods

This is a nationwide cross-sectional study involving 14,400 school-aged students. In addition to physical examination, a self-administered questionnaire was completed to obtain the study variables including dietary behavior, physical activity, screen time, sleep duration, socioe-conomic status (SES), and passive smoking. Logistic regression models were applied to assess the relationship betwee

SUBMITTER: Yazdi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11806531 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature