Study on overweight-obesity status and related factors in preschool children in Hanoi

This study was conducted on 585 children, 3 to 5 years of age, at five preschools in inner and suburban Hanoi, 287 children in the inner city and 298 children in the suburban area. Anthropometric methods, sociological methods and WHO standards were used to evaluate the children’s overweight/obesity status and investigate factors related to the overweight-obesity status of the children.