نمط الأسرة الصحي و علاقته بالسمنة عند الأبناء و المراهقين

Abstract EN

This study aimed to identify the differences in obesity among children and adolescents according to the differences of the variable of gender (fathers-mothers) on the questionnaire's (4) items, which include (family's unhealthy diet patterns, family's healthy diet patterns, practicing sports activities in the family, excessive expenses to buy ready foods in the family).

The study also aimed to identify the factors of obesity in children and adolescents according to the variable of the parents' educational level.

The study followed the descriptive analytical approach to conduct the study; where the questionnaire was used as a tool to collect the study data.

The study was applied to a statistical community that included all families with teenage children in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; selecting a sample of (496) families.

The results of the study indicated that no statistically significant differences were found between males and females who do not suffer from obesity on both the unhealthy diet pattern and the pattern of excessive expenses to buy ready foods.

Moreover, the study found statistically significant differences at the level of 0.01 between males and females who do not suffer from obesity on healthy diet patterns; where the difference was in favor of females.

The study also found statistically significant differences between the level of 0.001 between males and females who suffer from obesity on the pattern of practicing sports activities.

The recommended the necessity of organizing social awareness campaigns to inform the community about unhealthy eating patterns and warn of their dangers and pay attention to the diet patterns of people who do not suffer from obesity; as some would believe that the diet, they follow is healthy and adequate.