Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Greek school-aged children and adolescents

Karayiannis, Dimitrios; Yannakoulia, Mary; Terzidou, M; Sidossis, Labros S.; Kokkevi, Anna

doi:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601743

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“…Compared with the results reported by Karayiannis et al (2003), similar values were found for the prevalence of overweight and obesity in boys but higher values were reported for girls in the present study. This discrepancy might be attributed, in part, to the fact that body weight and height were self-reported in the study of Karayiannis et al (2003).…”

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Prevalence of overweight and obesity in a national representative sample of Greek children and adolescents

Georgiadis

Nassis

2007

Eur J Clin Nutr

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Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Greek school age children and adolescents. Design: Nationwide representative survey. Setting: Primary and secondary schools all over Greece. Subjects: In all, 6448 students (50.4% boys, 49.6% girls) 6-17 years old. Method: A nationwide multistage procedure was followed to obtain a representative sample of youths. Body mass and height were measured by trained personnel. Data were collected between October 1990 and May 1991. Results: According to the 12-month-International Obesity Task Force cutoff values, the overall prevalence of overweight was 17.3% (16.9% for boys, 17.6% for girls). The rate of obesity was 3.6% (3.8% for boys, 3.3% for girls). The prevalence of overweight and obesity was decreasing with age in girls (6-9 years: 23.2 and 6.7%, respectively, 10-17 years: 14.8 and 1.6%, respectively). In boys, the prevalence of overweight was higher in 10-17 years (19.3 and 2.7%, for the rate of overweight and obesity, respectively) than in 6-9 years (12.1 and 5.9%, respectively).

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“…To the best of our knowledge, only one study has examined the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Greek children and adolescents in a national representative sample (Karayiannis et al, 2003). In that study, however, body weight and height were self-reported.…”

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Prevalence of overweight and obesity in a national representative sample of Greek children and adolescents

Georgiadis

Nassis

2007

Eur J Clin Nutr

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“…In fact, if compared, the prevalences of overweight and obesity obtained applying the IOTF and the WHO's cutoff points of BMI-for-age will yield similar results . Although the use of the IOTF reference may slightly overestimate overweight and underestimate the prevalence of obesity, the differences were not statistically significant, for example, in a Greek sample (Karayiannis et al, 2003). Furthermore, the IOTF reference (Cole et al, 2000) has been suggested to be appropriate for the identification of overweight and obesity since the proposed cutoffs are a result of Overweight in Bolivian adolescents A Pérez-Cueto et al the analysis of international pooled data and therefore constitute the best instrument available to date for epidemiological studies (Woodruff and Duffield, 2002;.…”

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Female gender and wealth are associated to overweight among adolescents in La Paz, Bolivia

Perez-Cueto

Almanza²,

Kolsteren

2004

Eur J Clin Nutr

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Objective: To describe the prevalence of overweight, obesity and being thin in adolescents of La Paz City, Bolivia. Design: Cross-sectional study, clustered sampling. Setting: La Paz, Bolivia, August-September 2003. Subjects: Height and weight of 525 adolescents (mean age 16 y; s.d.71.3) attending public and private schools were measured; sociodemographic characteristics were assessed with a short questionnaire.Results: The present study reveals that 9.3% (72.5) of the sample are thin adolescents; 19.8% (73.4) is the overall prevalence of overweight and 2.3% (71.3) the overall prevalence of obesity. The odds of being thin were higher among those working (P ¼ 0.03) and among those of higher age (Po0.001). The odds of being overweight were higher among female subjects (Po0.001). The odds of being obese were higher among younger adolescents (P ¼ 0.046) and among the more wealthy ones (P ¼ 0.044). Conclusions: A large prevalence of 22% overweight/obesity in adolescents from La Paz City was observed. The findings support the need of enhanced nutritional surveillance and interventions particularly in female adolescents.

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“…Self-reported weight and height data were used for the calculation of body mass index (BMI) and the assessment of overweight and obesity according to the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) cutoff points (Cole et al, 2000). These results are presented elsewhere (Karayiannis et al, 2003).…”

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Nutrition-related habits of Greek adolescents

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Objective: To investigate nutrition-related habits of Greek school-aged adolescents. Design: Epidemiological survey. Setting and subjects: The study was part of the Health Behavior in School Aged Children (HBSC) survey. A representative sample of school-aged adolescents aged 11.5, 13.5, and 15.5 y was obtained. The final sample consisted of 4211 students (51.6% girls and 48.4% boys). They were asked to complete a translated form of the international HBSC questionnaire, including several thematic entities. The Unhealthy Food Choices Score (UFCS) was devised in order to evaluate the overall quality of reported eating habits of respondents; the higher the score, the lower the diet quality. Results: Among all students surveyed, 14.7% were reported to be on a diet to lose weight (girls: 19.5%; boys: 9.7%; Po0.001), and 22.9% were dissatisfied with their body weight but not on a diet. Girls were found to have lower UFCS values compared to boys (24.774.6 vs 24.174.5, Po0.001). Girls dissatisfied with their weight, but not on a diet, showed the highest UFCS values compared to both those on a diet and those not on a diet. TV viewing was positively associated with the consumption of sodas, crisps, cakes and pastries, and sweets and chocolates. Conclusions: Dieting is becoming a major problem, especially among older girls. The findings of this study suggest that eating habits of Greek school-aged adolescents are in the process of changing from more traditional to more Westernized ones.

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Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Greek school-aged children and adolescents

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Prevalence of overweight and obesity in a national representative sample of Greek children and adolescents

Prevalence of overweight and obesity in a national representative sample of Greek children and adolescents

Female gender and wealth are associated to overweight among adolescents in La Paz, Bolivia

Nutrition-related habits of Greek adolescents

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