In:
Obesity Facts, S. Karger AG, Vol. 11, No. 3 ( 2018), p. 195-205
Abstract:
〈 b 〉 〈 i 〉 Aims: 〈 /i 〉 〈 /b 〉 To describe the prevalence of thinness, overweight, and obesity in Hungarian children (age 7.0-7.9 years) according to different classifications, to assess the progress between 2010 and 2016, and to investigate whether tendencies differ according to gender. 〈 b 〉 〈 i 〉 Methods: 〈 /i 〉 〈 /b 〉 A national representative sample was generated by two-stage cluster sampling, and a total of 2,651 children (50.9% boys; age 7.49 ± 0.3 years) were measured (weight and height) in October 2016. Population estimates were calculated using the WHO, IOTF, and national cut-offs. 〈 b 〉 〈 i 〉 Results: 〈 /i 〉 〈 /b 〉 Prevalence of thinness (including grade 1 and 2) was 12.6% based on the IOTF criteria and 15.6% based on the WHO definition. 22.5% of children were identified as overweight or obese according to the IOTF classification, compared with 28.4% according to the WHO definition. Between 2010 and 2016, each classi & #xFB01;cation indicated possible stability in overweight and obesity prevalence. In contrast, the prevalence of thinness grade 2 almost doubled in 6 years according to all definitions (p 〈 0.05). No significant gender difference was observed in the progress. 〈 b 〉 〈 i 〉 Conclusion: 〈 /i 〉 〈 /b 〉 Overweight and obesity appeared to be stable over 6 years, but we detected growing thinness rates. Routine collection of high-quality data that are based on standardized and comparable methods is essential to monitor the childhood obesity problem.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1662-4025
,
1662-4033
Language:
English
Publisher:
S. Karger AG
Publication Date:
2018
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2455819-9
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