کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1080297 950545 2007 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Obesity in Swedish Schoolchildren is Increasing in Both Prevalence and Severity
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی پریناتولوژی (پزشکی مادر و جنین)، طب اطفال و بهداشت کودک
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Obesity in Swedish Schoolchildren is Increasing in Both Prevalence and Severity
چکیده انگلیسی

PurposeTo monitor and describe, on a national level, the development of body mass index (BMI), overweight, and obesity of schoolchildren in Sweden aged 7–18 years over a period of 8 years.MethodsLongitudinal and cross-sectional studies of two nationally representative cohorts. A representative sample of 3,749 individuals from a birth cohort of 109,663 individuals born in 1973, and another representative sample of 3,158 individuals from a birth cohort of 94,064 individuals born in 1981; 4.5% and 1.6% of those born in 1973 and 1981, respectively, were missing from the sample. Data regarding height and weight from school health records.ResultsFrom age 7–18 year, a strong positive secular change in BMI is found at all ages, and the rate of overweight and obesity is increasing for both boys and girls. Furthermore, obesity is growing more severe.ConclusionsNationally representative longitudinal BMI data for two cohorts, in which nonresponse bias is minimized, permitted monitoring and revealed a nationwide strongly positive secular change in BMI in Sweden, over a period of 8 years for individuals aged 7–18 years.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Adolescent Health - Volume 41, Issue 6, December 2007, Pages 536–543
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