Child and Adolescent Obesity: Causes and Consequences, Prevention and Management

Roper, HP

doi:10.1258/jrsm.96.6.312-a

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“…An ideal anthropometric measurement to identify adolescents with overweight and obesity should be easy to use, accurate and reliable (55) . MUAC fulfil almost all characteristics; MUAC is simple to use since its measurement requires only a non-stretchable MUAC tape; MUAC measurement is easy to interpret since it does not require the use of an additional reference chart.…”

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The performance of mid-upper arm circumference for identifying children and adolescents with overweight and obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sisay

Hassen

Jima

et al. 2022

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: This study aimed to synthesize the existing evidence on the performance of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) to identify children and adolescents with overweight and obesity. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Setting: We searched PubMed, EMBASE, SCOPUS, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CINAHL, and Google scholar databases from their inception to December 10, 2021, for relevant studies. There were no restrictions regarding the language of publication. Studies reporting measures for the diagnostic performance of MUAC compared to a reference standard for diagnosing overweight and obesity in children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 years were included. Participants: A total of 54,381 children and adolescents from twenty-one studies were reviewed; 10 studies contributed to meta-analyses. Results: In Boys, MUAC showed a pooled Area Under the Curve (AUC) of 0.92 (95% CI 0.89 - 0.94), sensitivity of 84.4 (95% CI 84.6-.90.8), and a specificity of 86.0 (95% CI 79.2-90.8), when compared against BMI z-score, defined overweight and obesity. As for girls, MUAC showed a pooled AUC of 0.93 (95% CI 0.90 - 0.95) sensitivity of 86.4 (95% CI 79.8- 91.0), specificity of 86.6 (95% CI 82.2-90.1) when compared against overweight and obesity defined using BMI z-scores. Conclusion: In comparison with BMI, MUAC has an excellent performance to identify overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. However, no sufficient evidence on the performance of MUAC compared to gold standard measures of adiposity. Future research should compare performance of MUAC to the “golden standard” measure of excess adiposity.

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The performance of mid-upper arm circumference for identifying children and adolescents with overweight and obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Hassen

Jima

et al. 2022

Public Health Nutr.

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“…Childhood obesity is directly related to adulthood obesity, with adulthood obesity being reported to be 2-3 times higher in obese children than in non-obese children [2][3][4]. Obesity is associated with problems, such as depression, obstructive sleep apnea, risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and hypertension in children [4].…”

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The Prevalence of Obesity in Iranian Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Akbari

Mohammadi²

2022

JPR

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Background: The prevalence of childhood obesity has been on an increasing trend in the world during the past decades, with studies in Iran showing different and inconsistent prevalence rates. Objectives: This study was done to determine the prevalence of obesity in children through a meta-analysis approach. Methods: This study was done to determine the prevalence of obesity in children through a meta-analysis approach from January 2000 to January 2021. Articles related to the subject were obtained by searching Scopus, ScienceDirect, SID, Magiran, Barakat Knowledge Network System, Medline (PubMed), and Google Scholar databases. The heterogeneity of the studies was evaluated using the I2 index and the data were analyzed by Comprehensive Meta-analysis software. Results: In a study on 2,637,912 individuals aged 2-15 years, the overall prevalence of obesity in Iranian children was 11.4% (95% CI: 9.4-13.7%) based on a meta-analysis. Also, in order to investigate the effects of potential factors (sample size and year of study) on the heterogeneity of obesity prevalence in Iranian children, meta-regression was used. It was reported that the prevalence of obesity in Iranian children decreased and increased with increasing sample size and increasing years of the study, respectively, and both were significantly different from each other (P<0.05). Conclusions: Considering the high prevalence of obesity in Iranian children, it is necessary for health policymakers to take effective educational measures.

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Effect of a Selected Exercise Program on Physical Literacy and Body Composition of Elementary School Girls with Overweight and Obesity

Rajabiyan,

Talebi

2021

Pajouhan Sci J

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Child and Adolescent Obesity: Causes and Consequences, Prevention and Management

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The performance of mid-upper arm circumference for identifying children and adolescents with overweight and obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The performance of mid-upper arm circumference for identifying children and adolescents with overweight and obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The Prevalence of Obesity in Iranian Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Effect of a Selected Exercise Program on Physical Literacy and Body Composition of Elementary School Girls with Overweight and Obesity

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