| The prevalence of overweight and obesity among Danish school children. | |
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PMID: 20331510 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In 14 Danish municipalities physicians have gathered weight and height data from 7541 9th grade students (86.7% of all students in 9th grade participating). Overall 25.2% of the population were overweight (body mass index > 90th percentile). Boys were more frequently overweight than girls (29.3% vs. 21.1%) (P < 0.05). 14.1% of the boys and 8.2% of the girls were obese (body mass index > 97th percentile). Categorizing the participating municipalities by socioeconomic status students in municipalities with low status had a significantly higher prevalence of overweight than students in municipalities with high status. Overweight and obesity among Danish school children is a major concern and there are significant social differences in the prevalence of overweight. |
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Authors:
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S Krue; J Coolidge |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-03-16 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity Volume: 11 ISSN: 1467-789X ISO Abbreviation: Obes Rev Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-01 Completed Date: 2010-10-01 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100897395 Medline TA: Obes Rev Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 489-91 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Health, Herlev, Denmark. krue@dadlnet.dk |
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Adolescent Body Mass Index Denmark Female Humans Male Obesity / epidemiology* Overweight / epidemiology* Prevalence |
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