Relationship of obesity and physical activity among primary students aged 7 to 12 years old in urban of Pejabat Pendidikan Daerah (PPD) Gombak / Aleena Myra Rosli

Childhood obesity is related to sedentary lifestyle and many other factors.
Hence, the aim of this study is to determine the relationship of obesity and physical
activity among primary students aged 7 to 12 years old in urban area of Pejabat
Pendidikan Daerah (PPD) Gombak. This study includes five different schools which
are Sk Taman Setia, Sk Taman Melawati 1, Sk Taman Melawati 2, Sk Taman Permata
and Sk Keramat (N=250) aged among 7 to 12 years old divided into gender which
male is one hundred and thirty-three (N=133) and female is one hundred and seventeen
(N=117) are participated in this study. A measurement of height (m) and weight (kg),
International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) were used in this study. The
findings from this study shows that male higher iii obesity (31.37±1.42) compare to
female (30.62±1.45). Other than that, male tends to be more physically active
(1640.99 ± 480.93) than female (1608.66 ± 545.91). There is large negative correlation
on relationship of body mass index and physical activity. As a conclusion, children
should spend some time in doing physical activity at least 60 minutes per day in order
to avoid the risk of obesity.