| Summary: | Introduction: Overweight and obesity is a condition resulting from an imbalance
of calories in the body that occur in a long time and causes more deaths than
underweight. One of factor that is directly related is food pattern, which also
influenced the selection of food outlets. Surabaya is an urban area so it has many
type and characteristic of food outlet. Elementary children (4th, 5th, 6th) has been
not too dependent on their parents, so their food consumption and physical
activity began to vary.
Objection: To identify the relationship between the selection of food outlets and
overweight/ obesity status of children elementary children in the Tegalsari district,
Surabaya.
Methods: Research using a case-control study design. The samples were 51
children for each group of cases and control and obtained from 11 primary school
in the 5 subdistrict in Tegalsari district, Surabaya. Data obtained by interview,
direct observation to food outlets and interviews to selected informants about the
reasons for the selection of food outlets. Quantitative data processed by bivariate
(chi-square) and multivariate (binomial regression) test.
Result: Bivariate test results gained significant relationship exists between the
frequency to the street vendors (OR=4,09
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