Trends in the Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Chinese School-Age Children and Adolescents from 2010 to 2015

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 182-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Zhang ◽  
Xinyue Li ◽  
Nicola Hawley ◽  
Zhijie Zheng ◽  
Zhen Zou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Chinese School

scholarly journals Correlates of overweight and obesity among school going children of Himachal Pradesh

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (05) ◽  
pp. 146-150
Author(s):  
Minakshi Chimanchod ◽  
Vijay Chaudhary ◽  
Abhimanyu Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Life Style ◽  
Food Habits ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Adult Obesity ◽  
Obese Children

Overweight and obesity are important determinants of health leading to adverse metabolic changes and increase the risk of non-communicable diseases. Following the increase in adult obesity, the proportion of overweight and obese children and adolescents has also been increasing. Erroneous life style and food habits are mainly responsible for rising graph of obesity. Hence, the present study was undertaken to study the magnitude of overweight/obesity and its correlates among school-age children ranging from 5-15 years, on the basis of 85th and 95th percentile of body mass index (BMI). Result showed the prevalence of overweight and obesity as 10.33% and 3.33%, respectively. Among number of other correlates related with life style, Kapha predominant Prakriti evolved as an important predictor of obesity. Data of this study clearly delineates that obesity is an increasing malady in rural and semi urban populations also on the pattern of metro cities.

Waist Circumference Distribution of Chinese School-age Children and Adolescents

2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng-Ye JI ◽  
Rita YT SUNG ◽  
Guan-Sheng MA ◽  
Jun MA ◽  
Zhong-Hu HE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Chinese School

scholarly journals Overweight and obesity in Mexican children and adolescents during the last 25 years

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. e247-e247 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Hernández-Cordero ◽  
L Cuevas-Nasu ◽  
M C Morales-Ruán ◽  
I Méndez-Gómez Humarán ◽  
M A Ávila-Arcos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Child Growth ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
World Health ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Mexican Children ◽  
Rate Of Increase

Abstract Background/Objective: The objective of the study was to provide current estimates of the prevalence and trends of overweight and obesity (OW+OB) in Mexican children and adolescents. Subjects/Methods: Body mass index objectively measured was analyzed for 37 147 children and adolescents aged 0–19 years obtained in 2012 as part of the National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT-2012), a nationally representative sample of the Mexican population. In addition, data from previous National Nutrition Surveys obtained in 1988, 1999 and 2006 were compared with analyze trends over a 24-year period (1988–2012) for children <5 years of age and adolescents and over a 13-year period (1999–2012) for school-age children. World Health Organization Child Growth Standard was used to define OW+OB. Results: In 2012, 33.5% of children <5 years of age (both sexes) were at risk of overweight or were overweight (OW); 32% and 36.9% of girls and boys 5–11 years of age were OW+OB, respectively, and 35.8% and 34.1% of female and male adolescents were OW+OB, respectively. Statistically significant trends were documented for all age groups during the study period. Overall change in the combined prevalence in preschool children was 6.3±1.0 percentage points (pp; P<0.001; 0.26 pp per year) in the last 24 years, showing the highest increase between 1988 and 1999, whereas for school-age girls (from 1999 to 2012) and adolescent females (from 1988 to 2012), OW+OB increased across all periods at a declining trend, with an overall change of 0.5 and 1.0 pp per year, respectively. Changes in the prevalence of OW+OB were highest among children and adolescents in the lowest quintile of the household living condition index. Conclusions: Prevalence of OW+OB among children and adolescents increased significantly during the last 13–24 years. The rate of increase has declined in the last 6 years in all age groups. Changes in prevalence of OW+OB presented here suggest that, in Mexico, the burden of obesity is shifting toward the groups with lower socioeconomic level.

scholarly journals Gender-specific differences in related indicators of blood pressure in Chinese school-age children with overweight and obesity

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongmei He ◽  
Shujun Yang ◽  
Na Qiu ◽  
Yong Ding ◽  
Ling Qiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Population Attributable Risk ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chinese School ◽  
Pressure Independent

Abstract Background The effects of overweight and obesity on blood pressure in children may differ by sex. Previous studies have only shown the association between overweight and obesity and elevated blood pressure (EBP). The objective of this study is to further explore the association between elevated pulse pressure (EPP) and elevated mean arterial pressure (EMAP) and obesity in Chinese school-age children by gender. Methods We performed a cross-sectional study of 935 children between seven and twelve years old. Overweight and obesity were defined by body mass index and body composition. The adjusted population attributable risk was used to assess the effects of obesity on EBP, EPP and EMAP. Results The interaction of height or age and obesity was used to identify the effect of obesity on blood pressure independent of age and height. Boys with overweight and obesity had higher EBP, EPP and EMAP (P < 0.05). The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that overweight and obesity had a greater impact on BP and MAP than PP, especially in boys [Odds ratio (OR) > 1]. EBP in 79% of boys and 76% of girls could be attributable to the visceral fat level. The interaction between blood pressure and height or age was modestly increased in children with overweight and obesity, especially in boys. Conclusions Independent of age and height, the effect of obesity on blood pressure was greater in boys than girls. Moreover, the effect was mainly on small arteries rather than large arteries.

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