The prevalence of overweight/obesity and some risk factors in high schoolers at Le Quy Don high school of Haiphong City in 2019

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The study aimed to determine the prevalence of overweight/obesity and describe some risk factors among high schoolers of Le Quy Don in Hai An County, Hai Phong City in 2019.  Studied subjects included 1381 high schoolers aged from 15 to 17 years old. Method was a cross-sectional study. The prevalence of overweight was 13.5% and obesity was 10.5% (overweight/obesity was 24.0%). The prevalence of overweight/obesity in male high schoolers was 30.9% higher than that of female high schoolers 18.7%. The prevalence of overweight/obesity in level 10 was 22.4%, level 11 was 23.9%, and level 12 was 26.1%. There were 3 risk factors relating to overweight/obesity on the final model of  Multinomial Logistic Regression analysis such as sex (OR=1.99), having an overweight/obesity person in the family (OR=1.83), and less physical activities (OR=0.53). Overweight/obesity affected nearly a quarter of high schoolers of Le Quy Don, mainly in male high schoolers. Sex, having an overweight/obesity person in the family, and less physical activities were risk factors of overweight/obesity.