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Nutrition problems in Indonesia are already classified as multiple nutritional
problems, not just nutritional deficiency problems, but the prevalence of overweight and obesity also increases. In 2010 the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Aceh province was 11.2 percent and in 2013 was 14.8 percent resulting in an increase of 3.6 percent. One of the causes of obesity is physical activity or sedentary activity. This study wanted to analyze the factors physical activity or sedentary activity that cause overweight and obesity in children at Kabupaten Aceh Barat. This study was an observational analytic study with cross sectional design aimed at assessing relationship of sedentary activity on obesity-related weight status in children at Kabupaten Aceh Barat. The sample size is 289 students. Determination of child obesity status using Body Mass Index based on Age (IMT/U), that is overweight and obesity if IMT/U>1.0 SD. The sedentary activity data were obtained through questionnaire. There are 51.90% of 289 respondents who had overweight and obesity. There is a significant relationship between sedentary activity with overweight and obesity status with a p value <0.001 and an OR value of 3.71. There is a significant relationship between sedentary activity with overweight and obesity