Evidence Brief – Trends and projections of obesity among Canadians

Bancej, Christina; Jayabalasingham, Bamini; Wall, Ron; Rao, Deepa P.; T., M.; Groh, Margaret de; Jayaraman, Gayatri

doi:10.24095/hpcdp.35.7.02

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“…Our data demonstrate that the overweight and obesity development achieved a turning point in young children and prevalence rates are plateauing in adolescents. Our data indicate a decrease in overweight prevalence especially in young children, which is in line with data from several industrialized countries (3,16,21,(31)(32)(33)(34)(35) . An Australian study detected significantly lower mean BMI Z-scores for its subjects within follow-up compared with baseline measurements (35) .…”

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Further stabilization and even decrease in the prevalence rates of overweight and obesity in German children and adolescents from 2005 to 2015: a cross-sectional and trend analysis

Keß¹,

Spielau²,

Beger³

et al. 2017

Public Health Nutr.

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Further stabilization and even decrease in the prevalence rates of overweight and obesity in German children and adolescents from 2005 to 2015: a cross-sectional and trend analysis

Keß¹,

Spielau²,

Beger³

et al. 2017

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“…Self-reported measures of height and weight in children have been consistently available for many years, and since overall. 4 Regular reporting on childhood obesity as part of the Chronic Disease and Injury Indicator Framework 5 (CDIIF) provides basic breakdowns of the prevalence of obesity among children and youth by age, sex and sociodemographic factors. In this article, we build on this reporting by providing additional breakdowns using the variables already contained within the CDIIF, which are important to guide research, programs and policy in Canada.…”

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Childhood overweight and obesity trends in Canada

Rao

Kropac

Minh

et al. 2016

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Introduction Excess weight is a key risk factor for chronic disease, and the systematic collection, analysis and reporting of key trends are important to surveillance of overweight and obesity. Methods We used univariate analyses to calculate current prevalence estimates of excess weight among Canadian children and youth. Results Almost 1 in 7 children and youth is obese. Rates vary based on sociodemographic factors such as age, sex, socioeconomic status and place of residence. Overall, the rates of excess weight have been relatively stable over the past decade. Conclusion Ongoing monitoring of childhood obesity will provide useful information to assist with sustained actions to promote healthy weights.

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“…1,2 In Canada, one in four adults is obese. 3 Excess consumption of energy-dense foods, inadequate physical activity, and increased sedentary behaviour have been identified as the most evidence of a relationship between BPA and obesity in humans has emerged but is limited to a small number of populations. To date, epidemiological studies in the USA, 11,12 China, 13 and Korea 14,15 have reported positive associations between BPA and adiposity measures in adults.…”

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Urinary bisphenol A and obesity in adults: results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey

Minh

Chang

Mendez

et al. 2017

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Introduction Exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) has been shown to affect lipid metabolism and promote weight gain in animal studies. Recent epidemiological studies also support a link between BPA and obesity in human populations, although many were limited to a single adiposity measure or have not considered potential confounding by dietary factors. The purpose of this study is to examine associations between urinary BPA and adiposity measures in a nationally representative sample of Canadian adults. Methods We performed analyses using biomonitoring and directly measured anthropometric data from 4733 adults aged 18 to 79 years in the Canadian Health Measures Survey (2007–2011). We used multinomial and binary logistic regression models to estimate associations of urinary BPA with body mass index (BMI) categories (overweight vs. under/normal weight; obesity vs. under/normal weight) and elevated waist circumference (males: ≥ 102 cm; females: ≥ 88 cm), respectively, while controlling for potential confounders. Linear regression analyses were also performed to assess associations between urinary BPA and continuous BMI and waist circumference measures. Results Urinary BPA was positively associated with BMI-defined obesity, with an odds ratio of 1.54 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.002–2.37) in the highest (vs. lowest) BPA quartile (test for trend, p = .041). Urinary BPA was not associated with elevated waist circumference defined using standard cut-offs. Additionally, each natural-log unit increase in urinary BPA concentration was associated with a 0.33 kg/m2 (95% CI: 0.10– 0.57) increase in BMI and a 1.00 cm (95% CI: 0.34–1.65) increase in waist circumference. Conclusion Our study contributes to the growing body of evidence that BPA is positively associated with obesity. Prospective studies with repeated measures are needed to address temporality and improve exposure classification.

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Evidence Brief – Trends and projections of obesity among Canadians

Cited by 52 publications

References 13 publications

Further stabilization and even decrease in the prevalence rates of overweight and obesity in German children and adolescents from 2005 to 2015: a cross-sectional and trend analysis

Further stabilization and even decrease in the prevalence rates of overweight and obesity in German children and adolescents from 2005 to 2015: a cross-sectional and trend analysis

Childhood overweight and obesity trends in Canada

Urinary bisphenol A and obesity in adults: results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey

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