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Background: Overnutrition are dramatically raising among school age groupin lowand middle-incomecountries.Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 494 grades five and six pupils from ten primaryschoolsin fourprovinces of the Northeast of Thailand. The multiple logistic regression was used todetermine the association between dietary pattern, school-based program, lifestyle, socio-demographic andovernutrition among school children in the Northeast of Thailand.Results: 14.2% of the pupils were overnutrition. The multivariable analysis indicated factors that significantlyassociated with overnutrition among school children were; consumed high calories food (adj. OR= 4.67;95%CI: 2.46-8.85), did not participate in school weight control program (adj. OR=4.08; 95%CI: 2.08-8.02),did not join weight control school lunch program (adj. OR= 4.49; 95%CI: 1.89-10.85), did not consumeweight control food (adj. OR=3.46; 95%CI: 1.64-7.30), no physical activity (adj. OR = 3.02; 95%CI: 1.56-5.76), when controlling the effect of other covariates.Conclusion: Almost one-sixth of the pupils were overnutrition. Dietary pattern, school-based program,lifestyle, socio-demographic had influence on overnutrition. Appropriate management on food consumptionand school-based program, improving lifestyle would help control overweight and obesity.