The duration of playing Play Station@ as a risk factor of obesity in school age children in Yogyakarta
Abstract
Background Childhood obesity is a common health problem.There are multi-factors causing childhood obesity. One of them
is lack of activity like watching television, playing computer, and
playing Play Station@ .
Objective The aim of this study was to find the duration of
playing Play Station@ as a risk factor of obesity in school age
children.
Methods This study was a case–control study with individual
matching, that was done since April 2004 until August 2004.
Results Children who spent time for playing Play Station@ more
than two hours per day had the risk of obesity 22 times higher
than those who spent less than two hours per day with 95%
confidence interval. These results were analyzed with chi square
test.
Conclusion Playing Play Station@ is a risk factor of obesity in
school age children.
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Accepted 2016-09-04
Published 2008-02-29