SCHOOL DATA ANALYSIS

School data Analysis



School data Analysis

Introduction

Childhood obesity is a serious problem because of its association with detrimental social and physical outcomes and its rising prevalence in recent years. Although several proposed methods for determining childhood obesity exist, the most widely used is to define childhood obesity as equal to or above the 95th percentile on the body mass index (BMI). Epidemiological studies employing the BMI method suggest that approximately 11% to 15% of children in the United States are obese. Estimates suggest that the prevalence of childhood obesity has risen by 4% over the previous decade (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004). Although obesity rates have increased for both sexes and all racial-ethnic groups studied, it appears that rates of obesity may be higher among minority groups, including African Americans and Mexican Americans, when compared to whites.

Data Analysis

Gender * School Crosstabulation

Count

School

Total

Ashvale Primary

Beecroft Primary

Cedar Walk Primary

Gender

Male

62

82

35

179

female

67

81

46

194

Total

129

163

81

373

In our data set most of the students are from Beecroft Primary School and equal number of male and female students participated from this school.

Statistics

Heightcms

Weightkgs

N

Valid

373

373

Missing

0

0

Mean

116.70

23.22

Median

117.00

22.00

Mode

110a

20

Std. Deviation

10.317

5.259

Range

45

31

a. Multiple modes exist. The smallest value is shown

In our sample the mean height of the students is 116.70cms and mean weight is 23.22kgs.

Heightcms (Binned)

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

<= 95

1

.3

.3

.3

96 - 101

24

6.4

6.4

6.7

102 - 106

43

11.5

11.5

18.2

107 - 112

62

16.6

16.6

34.9

113 - 118

58

15.5

15.5

50.4

118 - 123

74

19.8

19.8

70.2

124 - 129

55

14.7

14.7

85.0

130 - 134

44

11.8

11.8

96.8

135+

12

3.2

3.2

100.0

Total

373

100.0

100.0

In our sample most of the students have height with in the range of 118 - 123cms.

Weightkgs (Binned)

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

<= 13

1

.3

.3

.3

14 - 18

72

19.3

19.3

19.6

19 - 23

140

37.5

37.5

57.1

24 - 29

101

27.1

27.1

84.2

30 - 34

44

11.8

11.8

96.0

35 - 39

11

2.9

2.9

98.9

40+

4

1.1

1.1

100.0

Total

373

100.0

100.0

In our sample most of the students have weights with in the range of 19 - 23 kgs.

Discussion

Childhood obesity has multiple possible causes, which can be best understood by considering the combined effect of societal, genetic, and behavioral factors. Two important trends in society may increase the risk for childhood obesity. The first issue deals with consumption. The Food Guide Pyramid, created by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and supported by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), outlines the recommended intakes for five food groups, with foods listed from bottom to top in order of portion size. According to the pyramid, carbohydrates from grains should be eaten in the greatest quantity, followed by fruits and vegetables, protein and dairy, and fats. Only 1% of children are meeting the nutritional intake recommendations from the Food Guide Pyramid, suggesting deficits in proper nutrition. This may be related to the availability and ingestion of convenient, inexpensive, flavorful, and high-fat foods.

The second societal trend is that children lead a more sedentary lifestyle, partly because of monetary cutbacks in America's physical education programs. Research supports the idea that childhood obesity is related to increased time engaged in sedentary activities such as television watching, video game playing, and working on computers. The research demonstrates that child obesity is linked to video games and the level of body fat is related to television watching. In addition, research indicates that the more time a child spends engaging in such sedentary activities the greater the likelihood that the child will be obese; and that ...