Abstract
Introduction: According to experts, overweight and obesity, are the most dangerous civilization diseases of today. World- wide, over 312 million people are obese and another 1.3 billion suffer from obesity. Increased weight is a significant health risk and it means a decrease in quality of life and, especially in life expectancy. Because of this, in our research, weaddressthe problem of current society which is overweight and obesity. Methods:To verify hypotheses, we used chi-square test of inde- pendence. It is a universal statistical test with wide use. It is most often used to verify the relation between nominal type variables. Results:By analyzing the results, we have found that over- weight or obesity of the parents, respondents’ satisfaction, eating habits and gender are related to overweight and obesity of the respondents. However, we have not found a relation between the physical activity of the respondents and their overweight or obesity. In case our respondents do not exercise and have bad eating habits, their body weight would be likely to increase. Conclusion:To prevent the development of overweight and obesity and its complications that have a negative impact on our health, it is necessary to make a targeted and effective in- tervention that is aimed at a healthy lifestyle.
Highlights
According to experts, overweight and obesity, are the most dangerous civilization diseases of today
Given the calculated value of the chi square of 1.583 and the p value of 0.208291, which is higher than the selected level of significance, in hypothesis 3, we found that there is no relationship between the physical activity of the respondents and their overweight or obesity
Based on the test results, we can reject the alternative hypothesis and accept the null hypothesis, which means that the physical activity of the respondents is not related to their overweight or obesity
Summary
A paradox of modern civilization is that while a 3rd of the population still suffers from food insecurity, the World Health Organization (WHO) has identified obesity as the biggest health problem of current times and warns of a global epidemic. The 2nd hypothesis was tested on the basis of 2 items at the selected significance level of 0.05; degrees of freedom, where we determined the critical value of Pearson's Chi-square, which is, according to the table, equal to 5.99. Given the calculated value of the chi square of 1.583 and the p value of 0.208291, which is higher than the selected level of significance, in hypothesis 3, we found that there is no relationship between the physical activity of the respondents and their overweight or obesity. Based on the test results, we can reject the alternative hypothesis and accept the null hypothesis, which means that the physical activity of the respondents is not related to their overweight or obesity. To verify the hypothesis of the effect of respondents' bad eating habits on their overweight, we used a chi-square statistical test.
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