Prevalence of Obesity in children with unexplained dizziness: A cross-sectional study | ||||
| Fayoum University Medical Journal | ||||
| Volume 11, Issue 1, January 2023, Page 38-48 PDF (413.2 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Full Length research Papers | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/fumj.2023.278465 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Hossam A. Abd Elghaffar1; Sherif S. Guindi1; Mahmood M. Magdy2; Mona A. Alakkad1; Reham R. Elshafei   3
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| 1Audiovestibular Medicine Unit, Otolaryngology | ||||
| 2Audio-vestibular Medicine, ENT Department, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Egypt | ||||
| 3Audio-estibular Unit, Otolaryngology Department, Fayoum University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Introduction: Egypt is one of the countries that face obesity and overweight health problem. Previous studies suggested that childhood obesity is a significant public health issue in Egypt. Dizziness is a prevalent complaint among the general population; moreover, it is common condition in children. Dizziness arises from different vestibular and non-vestibular diseases; however, some patients remained unexplained in terms of the etiology of dizziness. Aim of the study: That study aimed to assess the prevalence of childhood obesity in children with explained and unexplained dizziness in order to explain the etiology of their dizziness. Subjects and Methods: A total of 150 children complaining of dizziness were included in this crosssectional study. All participants underwent full audiological and vestibular assessment. Their Body Mass Index (BMI) were calculated according to their anthropometric measurements. Results: The correlation between the final diagnosis reached to explain dizziness in normal and obese children revealed that only 4.9% of those with normal body weight had unexplained dizziness, compared to 90.9 % of obese participants with unexplained dizziness. Conclusions: Obese children showed unexplained dizziness more frequently than normal-weight children; therefore, screening for BMI was required in all children with dizziness. Dynamic post-urography should be added to the standard assessment of children with dizziness. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Dizziness; Children Obesity; Body Mass Index; Dynamic post-urography | ||||
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