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The clinical link of preschoolers picky eating behavior with their Growth, Development, Nutritional Status, and Physical Activity in Iraq/Kurdistan region
4th International Conference on Pediatrics, Child Health and Emergency Care
Khajik Sirob Yaqob Qazaryan
Member of Oxford University Hospitals, USA
ScientificTracks Abstracts: Neonat Pediatr Med
Abstract
Background: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of picky eating among preschoolers and to estimate the clinical association between eating behavior and growth, physical activity, development, and health status. Methods: In this study, a structured questionnaire was used to perform a cross-sectional descriptive study of 800 parents of preschoolers aged 2芒�?�?4 years in Kurdistan/Iraq. Data collected included: demographics, food preferences, eating behavior, body weight, BMI, height, development, physical activity, and records of medical illness. Data from children defined as picky or non-picky eaters responses were analyzed and compared using standard statistical tests according to parental芒�?�? questionnaire. Results: The mean age of the children was 2.85 years; among 800 participants, 620 (77%) were picky eaters. Compared with non-picky eaters 180 (23%), z-score of weight-for-age, height-for-age, and body mass index (BMI)-for-age in picky eaters was 0.91, 0.73, and 0.44 SD lower, respectively. There were significant variations of rates in the weight-for-age, height-forage, and BMI-for-age percentiles <15, between picky and non-picky eaters (P = 0.04, 0.023, and 0.005, respectively). Certain findings were higher in picky as compared to non picky preschoolers including negative social communication such as afraid of unfamiliar places 65% vs 13.3%, afraid of being lonely 14.6% vs 12.1%, poor physical activity 36.8% vs 17.7%, learning disability 16.2% vs 7%, attention deficit 11.8% vs 4.3%, speech delay 4.6% vs 3.3%, respectively). Conclusion: The prevalence of picky eaters in preschool children was high, resulting in significant detrimental impacts on growth, nutritional status, development, physical activity, and health status. Keywords Picky eating, preschoolers, growth and development, physical activity, health statusBiography
Khajik Sirob Yaqob, MA is a specialist in childs nutrition with interest in pediatric neurology. He has Associate Membership of the RCPCH; Membership of Oxford University Hospitals and he is a Member of American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; Member of Kurdistan Pediatric Society, Iraq.
