Overweight and obesity among adults in Poland, 1983-2005

Jarosz, Maciej; Rychlik, Ewa

doi:10.2478/v10039-008-0048-2

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“…Our data suggest that there is an epidemic of excessive body weight in middle-aged and elderly Eastern European subjects, in particular among patients with CAD. The higher prevalence of obesity and overweight in our cohort than in a recent epidemiological meta-analysis16 reflects most likely the significant differences in age range between subjects recruited into our study (>30 years) and studies investigated in the meta-analysis (>15 years). Furthermore, excessive body weight drives morbidity; therefore patients attending a general practitioner are likely to be more obese than those sampled from the general population.…”

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confidence: 69%

Association between anthropometric obesity measures and coronary artery disease: a cross-sectional survey of 16 657 subjects from 444 Polish cities

Kaess

Jóźwiak

Mastej³

et al. 2009

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confidence: 69%

Association between anthropometric obesity measures and coronary artery disease: a cross-sectional survey of 16 657 subjects from 444 Polish cities

Kaess

Jóźwiak

Mastej³

et al. 2009

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“…This national trend of youth's decreased physical activity and increased body mass have been seen in Poland [8], USA [9], Australia [11], England [7], Canada [17] and most other developed countries. The negative health effects related to inactivity (i.e., obesity, diabetes) have been more severe for minority populations, especially for indigenous youth [16].…”

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confidence: 99%

Increasing pupil physical activity: a comprehensive professional development effort

Kulinna

2012

Biomedical Human Kinetics

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SummaryStudy aim: To determine if pupil physical activity and Body Mass Index classifications maintained or improved after a one-year professional development program involving both classroom and physical education teachers. Guskey's model of teacher change guided this study. Material and methods: Indigenous children from ten schools (N = 320) in grades 3-12 from one community participated in this year-long comprehensive school change effort. Classroom (n = 31) and physical education teachers (n = 7) participated in this study as intervention (n = 27) or comparison (n = 11) teachers. Intervention teachers participated in a year-long professional development program to increase physical activity and healthy behaviour knowledge of pupils. Results: ANOVA results for pupil physical activity (measured using pedometry) indicated that both groups of pupils (intervention and comparison) became significantly more active over time. The intervention groups' behaviour was less stable (α = 0.71) over time versus the comparison group (α = 0.86), suggesting positive behaviour changes. No significant Body Mass Index changes were found. Conclusions: Although the intervention resulted in physical activity increases for both intervention and comparison pupils at the schools, change takes time and these initial findings show progress in increasing physical activity behaviours at school in an understudied and disadvantaged population of indigenous USA youth.

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“…Among adults in the United States, obesity prevalence increased from 13% to 32% between the 1960s and 2004 and by 2015, 75% of adults will be overweight or obese, and 41% will be obese [3]. On the basis of national data for Poland, the incidence of overweight is estimated to be 39-40% among men and 28-29% among women, while the percentage of obese men and women is 16-21% and 19-22% respectively [4].…”

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confidence: 99%