2019
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2019.32.49.15969
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Prévalence du surpoids et de l’obésité chez l’adolescent en milieu scolaire à Lubumbashi, République Démocratique du Congo

Abstract: Introduction Le surpoids et l’obésité au cours de l’adolescence constituent un problème préoccupant de santé publique à l’échelle mondiale en raison de leur retentissement potentiel sur la santé et de leur fréquence croissante. La présente étude avait pour objectif de déterminer la prévalence du surpoids et de l’obésité chez les adolescents scolarisés dans les établissements publics et privés à Lubumbashi, en République Démocratique du Congo. Méthodes Il s’agissait d’un… Show more

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“…Girls are the most affected by overweight and obesity with 18 and 5% respectively, compared to 10 and 3% for boys. The proportions of overweight and obese children are close to those found in the national literature [4,5,10,11]. However, the situation is changing from 1 year to year, since in 6 years: the prevalence of overweight including obesity is 18% after it was 13.1%; if overweight only affected 10% of children before, now it affects 14%; obesity only affected 3.1% of this age category at the beginning of this decade, now it affects 4% globally according to the most recent study on this age category [4,5,12].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 80%
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“…Girls are the most affected by overweight and obesity with 18 and 5% respectively, compared to 10 and 3% for boys. The proportions of overweight and obese children are close to those found in the national literature [4,5,10,11]. However, the situation is changing from 1 year to year, since in 6 years: the prevalence of overweight including obesity is 18% after it was 13.1%; if overweight only affected 10% of children before, now it affects 14%; obesity only affected 3.1% of this age category at the beginning of this decade, now it affects 4% globally according to the most recent study on this age category [4,5,12].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 80%
“…The prevalence of overweight and obesity has risen at an alarming rate in recent decades, particularly among children and adolescents, becoming one of the greatest public health challenges of the twenty-first century [1,2]. Childhood and adolescent obesity is a global problem, affecting both developed and low-and middle-income countries, particularly in urban areas [3][4][5].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Unis (surpoids 8.2-31% ; obèse 1,8 -12,8%) (15), la République Démocratique du Congo (surpoids 8%, obésité 1%) (16). La prédominance féminine a été confirmée par les résultats de Blake-Scarlett BE et coll (17) qui ont trouvé que les prévalences du surpoids et de l'obésité, étaient significativement plus importantes chez les filles (12,5% et 7,9%) comparativement aux garçons (8,7% et 6,2%), (p<0.001) dans la population Jamaïcaine.…”
Section: Relationship Between Malocclusion and Obesityunclassified