Physical Growth and Nutritional Status of a Cohort of Semi-Urban Nigerian Adolescents

Ejike, E. C. C. C.; Ugwu, Ejiofor; Ezeanyika, U. S. L.

doi:10.3923/pjn.2010.392.397

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“…[15] The fi nding that more boys were thin, relative to girls corroborates an earlier report from Nigeria. [2] The IS standard under-diagnosed thinness relative to the WHO standard (though not signifi cantly so), an observation that is seen in the study in Seychelles (especially for stages 1 and 2). This could have serious implications especially in the clinical practice and in public health epidemiology.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…An earlier study in Nigeria, employing different techniques had reported prevalence of 4.8% (boys) and 2.4% (girls) for thinness. [2] A recent study in Ouagadougou reported prevalence of 13.7% for stage 2 thinness in schoolchildren [16] while another similar study in Pakistan reported prevalence of 10%. [6] The data presented here are however, comparable to fi gures reported in a study in Seychelles (25.7%, 6.7%, 1.2% for WHO standard and 21.4%, 6.2% and 2% for IS standard) that used both defi nitions used in this study.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…[2] The WHO and IS references provide a common denominator in assessing paediatric nutritional status, their use makes international comparisons and the study of global trends easy. [14,15] The 24.2% (18.9%, 4.3% and 1.0% for stages 1, 2, and 3 thinness respectively) reported for boys, and the 19.2% (14.7%, 3.2%, and 1.2% for stages 1, 2, and 3 thinness respectively) reported for girls, using the WHO standard are all lower than the values reported by a recent study (77.3%, 6.4%, and 3.8% for stages 1, 2, and 3 respectively) employing the same defi nition in a different city in Nigeria.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The prevalence of obesity (globally) has nearly tripled since the 1970s and has become a global public health challenge. [1] In developing countries like Nigeria, overweight and obesity have been reported to affect as much as 13.2% of adolescents living in a semi urban area, [2] a fi gure that is comparable to fi gures from developed countries. The worry is that these conditions are known to track into adult-life and result in obesity-related morbidity.…”

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confidence: 95%

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Co-existence of child and adolescent obesity and thinness in a city in Nigeria: Comparison of results derived from different reference standards

Ejike

Onyemairo

Onukogu

2013

Int J Nutr Pharmacol Neurol Dis

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Objectives:The nutrition transition in developing countries has resulted in the "nutrition paradox" where both under-and over-nutrition exist in the same population. This phenomenon is scarcely reported in Nigeria. The prevalence of thinness and overweight/obesity was therefore studied in Umuahia, Nigeria using two international references and the results compared. Subjects and Methods: A total of 1911 children and adolescents (51.3% females) were recruited and anthropometric data obtained from them using the standard procedures. Age was determined from each subject's school records. Overweight, obesity, and thinness (stages 1-3) were defi ned using the Cole et al. International surveys (IS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) study references. Appropriate statistical analyses were carried out on data generated. Results: As much as 24.2% of the boys and 19.2% of the girls were thin, based on the WHO standards, whereas, 17.3% of the boys and 15.5% of the girls were thin based on the IS standard. A total of 4.9% of boys and 9.2% of girls (WHO); and 3.9% of boys and 5.8% of girls (IS) were overweight. Obesity was found in 1.1% and 1.8% of the boys and girls respectively (WHO); and 0.3% and 1.0% of the boys and girls respectively (IS). Irrespective of age, there were no signifi cant differences (P0.05) between the proportions of the population diagnosed with thinness, overweight or obesity by the two standards used. Conclusion: Under-and over-nutrition, typifi ed by thinness and overweight/ obesity respectively co-exist in the studied population. The IS and WHO reference methods give statistically similar estimates of the nutritional status in this population.

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confidence: 97%

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 95%

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Co-existence of child and adolescent obesity and thinness in a city in Nigeria: Comparison of results derived from different reference standards

Ejike

Onyemairo

Onukogu

2013

Int J Nutr Pharmacol Neurol Dis

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“…It further showed a low prevalence of obesity of 2.7% in males and 1.9% in females. In contrast Another study in Ajoakuta (southwestern Nigeria) reported a higher figure of overweight/obesity as 17.3% [3,4]. This could be due to socioeconomic differences in sub populations studied.…”

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confidence: 46%