| Trends in overweight and obesity prevalence in Chilean children: comparison of three definitions. | |
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PMID: 11960294 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To compare trends in prevalence of overweight and obesity among Chilean children using three different criteria. METHODS: Descriptive cross-sectional school-based study to analyse these trends in 6-y-old boys and girls who entered first grade in 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996 and 2000. Gender-specific prevalence of overweight and obesity were determined with three criteria: weight for height (W-H) Z-scores compared to NCHS 1977; present reference used by the Ministry of Health; and body mass index (BMI) compared to the revised US CDC Growth Charts with cut-off values of P85-95 and P-95 and IOTF reference with cut-offs extrapolated from an adult BMI of 25 and 30. RESULTS: The prevalence of overweight determined by W-H (WHO) increased from 15% in 1987 to 20% in 2000 for boys and from 17.2 to 21.8% for girls. With BMI-CDC, the increase was from 13.2 to 19.2% for boys and 12 to 18.5% for girls. With BMI-IOTF, rates were very similar. Prevalence of obesity using W-H (WHO) increased from 6.5% in 1987 to 17% in 2000 for boys and from 7.8 to 18.6% for girls. Using BMI-CDC, the increase was from 5.1 to 14.7% for boys and from 4 to 15.8% for girls; using BMI-IOTF prevalence estimates were much lower. CONCLUSIONS: Obesity prevalence in children has increased over time, and trends are similar independent of criteria. The reference used to define prevalence is important since it provides different estimates. Policy makers should be aware that a spurious drop in prevalence may appear if the IOTF reference is compared to the other criteria. |
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Authors:
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J Kain; R Uauy; F Vio; C Albala |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of clinical nutrition Volume: 56 ISSN: 0954-3007 ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Clin Nutr Publication Date: 2002 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-04-17 Completed Date: 2002-05-30 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8804070 Medline TA: Eur J Clin Nutr Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 200-4 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. jkain@uec.inta.uchile.cl |
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Body Height
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physiology Body Mass Index Body Weight / physiology Child Child, Preschool Chile Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Male Obesity / epidemiology* |
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