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Body Mass Index and Overweight in Adolescents in 13 European Countries, Israel, and the United States
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Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Vol: 158, Page: 27-33,American Medical Association
Aims & Objectives:
The aim of this study was to compare the body mass index and the prevalence of BMI at or above the 85th centile and 95th centile in adolescents in 13 European countries, Israel and the US
Abstract:
Objective: To compare the body mass index (BMI) (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters) and the prevalence of BMI at or above the 85th centile and 95th centile (overweight) in adolescents. Design: Cross-sectional, nationally representative school-based surveys in 1997-1998 by means of identical data collection methods. Setting: Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Flemish Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Lithuania, Ireland, Israel, Portugal, Slovakia, Sweden, and the United States. Participants: A total of 29 242 boys and girls, aged 13 and 15 years. Main Outcome Measures: The BMI, BMI at or above the 85th centile, and BMI at or above the 95th centile (overweight) from self-reported height and weight. Results: The highest prevalence of overweight was found in the United States and the lowest in Lithuania. On the basis of the study reference standard, the prevalence of overweight (percentage) in the United States was 12.6% in 13-year-old boys, 10.8% in 13-year-old girls, 13.9% in 15-year-old boys, and 15.1% in 15-year-old girls, all significantly increased. Prevalence of overweight in Lithuania was significantly below the expected 5%, with 1.8% in 13-year-old boys, 2.6% in 13-year-old girls, 0.8% in 15-year-old boys, and 2.1% in 15-year-old girls. Relative rankings among countries were similar for BMI at or above the 85th centile, although there were less dramatic differences at this level. Conclusions: The highest prevalences of overweight were found in the United States, Ireland, Greece, and Portugal.
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Study Type:
Study Papers » Epidemiology - descriptive, incidence, prevalence and/or trends » Descriptive Studies - With a comparative dimension: time, geography, treatment, procedures
Notes:
Article 10724710 Accession Number: 12019972; Lissau, Inge; Email Address: Ingeandhenning@mobilixnet.dk; Overpeck, Marry D. 1; Ruan, W.June 2; Due, Pernille 3; Holestein, Bjøni E. 3; Hediger, Many L. 4; Affiliations: 1: Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Senices Administration, US Department of Health and Human Sciences, Rockville, Md. 2: Allied Technology Group Incorporated, Rockville. 3: Department of Social Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen. 4: Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Md. Source Info: Jan2004, Vol. 158 Issue 1, p27; Note: Publisher Information: American Medical Association.; Subject Term: OBESITY; Subject Term: TEENAGERS; Subject Term: BODY weight; Subject Term: STATURE; Subject Term: UNITED States; Subject Term: LITHUANIA; Subject Term: GREECE; Subject Term: ISRAEL; Number of Pages: 7p. Document Type: Article
Categories:
body mass index
International Classification:
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease - Obesity and other hyperalimentation - obesity
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Geography:
International (15 European counteries Israel and United States)