Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Saudi children and adolescents
Annals of Saudi Medicine. 2010; 30 (3): 203-208
em Inglês
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-98762
ABSTRACT
There is limited information on overweight and obesity in Saudi children and adolescents. The objective of this study was to establish the national prevalence of overweight and obesity in Saudi children and adolescents. The 2005 Saudi reference data set was used to calculate the body mass index [BMI] for children aged 5 to 18 years. Using the 2007 WHO reference, the prevalence of overweight, obesity and severe obesity were defined as the proportion of children with a BMI standard deviation score more than +1, +2 and +3, respectively. The 2000 CDC reference was also used for comparison. There were 19317 healthy children and adolescents from 5 to 18 years of age, 50.8% of whom were boys. The overall prevalence of overweight, obesity and severe obesity in all age groups was 23.1%, 9.3% and 2%, respectively. A significantly lower prevalence of overweight [23.8 vs 20.4; P<.001] and obesity [9.5 vs 5.7; P<.001] was found when the CDC reference was used. This report establishes baseline national prevalence rates for overweight, obesity and severe obesity in Saudi children and adolescents, indicating intermediate levels between developing and industrialized countries. Measures should be implemented to prevent further increases in the numbers of overweight school-age children and adolescents and the associated health hazards
Buscar no Google
Índice:
IMEMR (Mediterrâneo Oriental)
Assunto principal:
Índice de Massa Corporal
/
Prevalência
/
Estudos Transversais
/
Obesidade
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
Limite:
Adolescente
/
Criança
/
Criança, pré-escolar
/
Feminino
/
Humanos
/
Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Ann. Saudi Med.
Ano de publicação:
2010
Similares
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS