Comparison of Adolescent Obesity Risk Scale and Obesity Risk Scale to Determine Obesity Risk Knowledge in Parents in Tanna Woods by Journal of Clinical Case Reports Medical Images and Health Sciences
Comparison of Adolescent Obesity Risk Scale and Obesity Risk Scale to Determine Obesity Risk Knowledge in Parents in Tanna Woods by Journal of Clinical Case Reports Medical Images and Health Sciences Abstract Background: Obesity is a health crisis affecting all ages. Among adults 20 and older in the United States, the prevalence of obesity is 41.9% while severe obesity is 9.2. Severe obesity increased from 4.7% to 9.2% between 2017 and March 2020. The number of children under 5 years old who are either overweight or obese has increased to 39 million worldwide in 2020. Research shows that there is a knowledge deficit regarding how early life weight issues can increase the risk of health issues. However, limited research has evaluated whether parents of younger children understand health risks associated with obesity. Two scales have been developed to systematically evaluate knowledge of obesity health risks, the Obesity-risk scale (ORK-10)...