The duration of playing Play Station@ as a risk factor of obesity in school age children in Yogyakarta

• Main Authors: Ely Yulian, Endy Paryanto, Sunartini Hapsara
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House 2008-02-01
• Series: Paediatrica Indonesiana
• Subjects: obesity childhood; activity; Play Station@; case-control
• Online Access: https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/445

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.