Street food snacking habits, physical activity, and electronicmedia exposure in relation to obesity in elementary schoolstudents / Hábitos de merienda callejera, actividad física y exposición a medios electrónicos en relación con la obesidad en estudiantes de primaria

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Obesity is caused by an imbalance betweenincoming energy due to the consumption of more caloriesthan energy expended. Excessive fat accumulation has seri-ous and long-term health effects. This can be supported bylifestyles such as consumption of roadside snacks that arehigh in sugar, salt, and fat, but low in micronutrients and fiber.This study aims to determine the characteristics of respon-dents and analyze the relationship of street food snackinghabits, physical activity, and exposure to electronic mediawith the incidence of obesity in elementary school students atSD Adabiah Kota Padang in 2023.Methods: Research with cross sectional design. The pop-ulation in this study were students of SD Adabiah Padanggrades 1-5 with a total sample of 141 students, selected byproportional random sampling technique. Data on street foodsnacking habits and exposure to electronic media were ob-tained using a questionnaire, physical activity measured byPAQ-C (Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children), and obe-sity measured by IMT/U. Data were analyzed using the Chi-Square test.Results: The number of respondents with obese nutritionalstatus (19.9%), frequent street food snacking habits (62.4%),less physical activity (65.2%), and high exposure to electronicmedia (53.9%). Statistical test results showed that there wasno significant relationship between street food snacking habits(p-value=0.281), physical activity (p-value=0.443), and expo-sure to electronic media (p-value=0.701) with the incidence ofobesity in elementary school students.Conclusion: The results showed no association betweenstreet food snacking habits, physical activity, and exposure toelectronic media with the incidence of obesity in elementaryschool students.(AU)