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The study included 300 preschool children who were divided into two groups: normal weight (n=150) and overweight\/obese (n=150). Children were weighed and measured and body mass index was calculated. Data concerning potential childhood overweight\/obesity risk factors (sociodemographic characteristics of child and mother, physical activity and sedentary behaviour of the child) were collected using a designed questionnaire filled in by the mothers. Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the association between potential risk factors and overweight\/obesity in preschool children. &amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Results&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;Male gender of the children (p=0.043) and maternal overweight (p=0.000) were positively associated with child overweight\/obesity. Male children were 1.6 times more likely to be overweight\/obese than female (95% CI: 1.01-2.53). Children of overweight mothers were 3.34 times more likely to be overweight\/ obese than children with mothers of normal weight (95% CI: 1.77-6.28). Physical activity &amp;amp;lt;60 minutes\/day) (p=0.014), screen time &amp;amp;gt;180 minutes\/day (p=0.020), regular snacking while watching television, using computer\/tablet\/ mobile phones (p=0.000) were associated with overweight\/obesity status of the preschool children. &amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Conclusion&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; Public health programs that aim to reduce overweight\/ obesity in preschool children should mainly help mothers understand the serious risk of childhood obesity and the importance of them creating a healthy lifestyle in childhood.&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.17392\/1175-20","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,21]],"date-time":"2024-04-21T10:28:16Z","timestamp":1713695296000},"page":"538-543","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Factors associated with overweight and obesity in preschool children"],"prefix":"10.17392","volume":"17","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0741-5490","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Amira","family":"Kurspahi\u0107-Muj\u010di\u0107","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Sarajevo","place":["Sarajevo,Bosnia and Herzegovina"],"department":["Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Amra","family":"Muj\u010di\u0107","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Secondary Medical School; Sarajevo","place":["Sarajevo,Bosnia and Herzegovina"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"49509","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,7,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","first-page":"129","article-title":"Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents","author":"NG\u00fcng\u00f6rN","year":"2014","unstructured":"G\u00fcng\u00f6r NK. 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