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WONCA 2023 Supplement 1: WONCA 2023 abstracts (A–K)
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Prevalence and associated factors of overweight in Chinese
adolescents: A cross-sectional study
Dr Jason Huang1,2, Martin Wong1,2
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Centre for Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of
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University of Hong Kong
Background
Obesity has been a global public health issue due to the increasing mortality rate and prevalence
among children. However, there are very few studies on obesity prevalence in Hong Kong adolescents.
The study aims to identify the risk factors of obesity among primary and secondary school students
by assessing the relationship between sociodemographic factors, health-related behaviours and
social relationships.
Methods
Self-administrated surveys were collected from 30 primary schools and 25 secondary schools
participating in the Quality Education Fund Thematic Network on Health Schools project. Descriptive
analysis was conducted to examine the proportions of different characteristics and compare the
disparity between primary and secondary school students with obesity. Separate binary regression
models and multiple logistic regression models were designed to examine associations between risk
factors and obesity.
Results
In all, 4884 responses were collected. A larger proportion of primary school students with obesity
were male (aOR 2.55; 95% CI: 1.77, 3.67; P