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Rising obesity and expanding waistlines in schoolchildren: a cohort study.
- Source :
- Archives of Disease in Childhood; Mar2004, Vol. 89 Issue 3, p235-7, 3p, 4 Charts, 2 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2004
-
Abstract
- A cohort of schoolchildren was followed up over 6 years from 1996 to 2001. In the final year, 315 of 500 targeted children were measured. Body mass index (BMI) increased substantially over time (p<0.001), indicating a further rise in obesity into the secondary school years. Two new indicators of obesity were also measured. Waist circumference scores rose as substantially as BMI (p<0.001), and may be of particular significance given the association between abdominal girth in adults and cardiovascular morbidity. International Obesity Task Force measures were found to be more stringent than previous criteria, with no significant change noted over the time period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- OBESITY
CARDIOVASCULAR emergencies
SCHOOL children
TASK forces
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00039888
- Volume :
- 89
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 12409701
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2002.020552