<scp>WHO E</scp>uropean <scp>C</scp>hildhood <scp>O</scp>besity <scp>S</scp>urveillance <scp>I</scp>nitiative 2008: weight, height and body mass index in 6–9‐year‐old children

Wijnhoven, Trudy M. A.; Raaij, J.M.A. van; Spinelli, Angela; Rito, Ana Isabel; Hovengen, Ragnhild; Kunešová, Marie; Starc, Gregor; Rutter, Harry; Sjöberg, Agneta; Petrauskienė, Aušra; O’Dwyer, Ursula; Petrova, Stefka; Sant'angelo, Farrugia; Wauters, M.; Yngve, Agneta; Rubana, I-M; Breda, João

doi:10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00090.x

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“…The established problems among the schoolchildren in Bulgaria are similar to those observed in recent decades in some of the European countries as well as in other countries worldwide as an increase in overweight among schoolchildren has been observed [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] . The outcomes resulting from the nationally representative survey in 1998 showed high incidence of overweight among schoolchildren, calculated according to the previous indices and criteria of WHO 2 from 1995, and reflecting a period of economic problems in Bulgaria 9 .…”

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confidence: 53%

Overweight and obesity prevalence in Bulgarian schoolchildren: A comparison between two international standards

Rangelova

Petrova

Константинова³

et al. 2014

Int J of Biomed & Adv Res

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 53%

Overweight and obesity prevalence in Bulgarian schoolchildren: A comparison between two international standards

Rangelova

Petrova

Константинова³

et al. 2014

Int J of Biomed & Adv Res

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“…10 Childhood obesity is the focus of the WHO Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative, which recently reported a prevalence between 6% and 12% in the European region. 11 In the same report, the prevalence of overweight children was between 19% and 28%. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have published numbers for obesity rates in the United States.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…13 In Sweden, the percentages for obese and overweight children in the WHO report were 6% and 23%, respectively. 11 The latter percentages reflect a substantial increase in the number of Swedish children suffering from obesity or overweight during recent decades. Indeed, the tendency in Sweden, especially among young girls, is that the average age-adjusted BMI of children tends to increase over time.…”

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Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Childhood Obesity: Protocol Description

Forslund¹,

Staaf²,

Kullberg

et al. 2014

Pediatrics

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The prevalence of childhood obesity has risen considerably on a global scale during the past decades, and the condition is associated with increased risk of morbidity. The objective is to describe the Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Childhood Obesity (ULSCO) cohort, including some baseline data, and outline addressed research areas that aim at identifying factors implicated in and contributing to development of obesity and obesity-related diseases, including type 2 diabetes. METHODS: Severely obese and lean control subjects are examined at enrollment and at subsequent annual visits by using detailed questionnaires, anthropometric measurements, indirect calorimetry, and functional tests such as oral glucose tolerance tests. Some subjects undergo additional characterization with MRI, subcutaneous fat biopsies, frequent blood sampling, and hyperglycemic clamps. Biological samples are obtained and stored in a biobank. RESULTS: Active recruitment started in 2010, and standard operating procedures have been established. A high participation rate and annual follow-ups have resulted in a cohort exceeding 200 subjects, including 45 lean controls (as of October 2013). Initial research focus has been on traits of the metabolic syndrome, hyperinsulinemia and identifying risk factors for type 2 diabetes. CONCLUSIONS: The ULSCO cohort serves as an important resource in defining and understanding factors contributing to childhood obesity and development of obesity-related diseases. Given the comprehensive characterization of the cohort, factors contributing to disease development and progression can be identified. Such factors are further evaluated for their mechanistic role and significance, and noncommunicable metabolic diseases are especially addressed and considered.

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“…These increases tend to be related to social disparities in which more deprived groups tend to show higher levels of OW/OB ( Padez et al, 2004;Padez et al, 2005;Carvalhal et al, 2007;Padez et al, 2009;Valente, et al, 2010) . In the last National Study of Childhood Obesity (2008) (Rito et al, 2012) Portuguese school children aged 6-8 years old showed a prevalence of 16.8% for boys and 13.7% for girls for obesity (OB) when using (WHO) World Health Organization references (Onis et al, 2007). These values place Portuguese children with one of the highest rates European prevalence of obesity with the European childhood surveillance initiative by the WHO (Wijnhoven et al, 2012) revealing obesity prevalence of 6.0 to 26.6% for boys and 4.6 to 17.3% for girls (Onis et al, 2007).…”

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“…In the last National Study of Childhood Obesity (2008) (Rito et al, 2012) Portuguese school children aged 6-8 years old showed a prevalence of 16.8% for boys and 13.7% for girls for obesity (OB) when using (WHO) World Health Organization references (Onis et al, 2007). These values place Portuguese children with one of the highest rates European prevalence of obesity with the European childhood surveillance initiative by the WHO (Wijnhoven et al, 2012) revealing obesity prevalence of 6.0 to 26.6% for boys and 4.6 to 17.3% for girls (Onis et al, 2007). Concomitantly, Portugal is still home for a considerable number of African migrants and their Portuguese-born offspring, mainly from Cape Verde, Angola and Mozambique.…”

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Growing Up in Portugal: Cape Verdean Ancestry Children Exhibit Low Overweight and Obesity Compared With Portuguese in Urban Lisbon

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SummaryPortugal has one of the highest rates of childhood overweight and obesity in Europe. However, little is known about the health of ethnic minorities living in its capital city, Lisbon. The Cape Verdean community in Lisbon tend to have low educational levels, material deprivation and struggle with discrimination and racism, factors that would probably be associated with a higher prevalence of overweight and obesity. Data for the Cape Verdean population were collected in three different time periods by three different research teams in 1993, 2009 and 2013 and included children aged 6–12 years living in the Cova da Moura neighbourhood of the Greater Lisbon Metro Area. The Portuguese national survey was conducted between 2009 and 2010 at public and private schools in mainland Portugal and included height, weight, skinfolds and arm and waist circumferences. From these survey data body mass index (BMI) and prevalence of stunting (chronic malnutrition – low height-for-age) and underweight (low weight-for-age) were calculated according to reference values proposed by Frisancho (2008). Overweight and obesity prevalence values were defined based on the references established by the International Obesity Task Force. The results show significant differences in height between Cape Verdean and Portuguese boys and girls. Generally, Cape Verdeans’ growth falls within the healthy range of international growth references across all of the survey data collected. Cape Verdean rates for combined overnutrition (overweight and obesity) in 2013 (9.8% for boys and 16.7% for girls) were lower than those of the Portuguese (33% for boys and 31.7% for girls). Logistic regression models showed that Cape Verdean children had a lower risk of being overweight or obese when accounting for breast-feeding, birth weight, maternal education and occupation. Despite living in a deprived neighbourhood these Cape Verdean children seemed to have grown more healthily than Portuguese ancestry children. The challenge for policymakers will be to support improvement of the poverty-related living conditions of this community without creating a risky environment for increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity.

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WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative 2008: weight, height and body mass index in 6–9‐year‐old children

Cited by 191 publications

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Overweight and obesity prevalence in Bulgarian schoolchildren: A comparison between two international standards

Overweight and obesity prevalence in Bulgarian schoolchildren: A comparison between two international standards

Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Childhood Obesity: Protocol Description

Growing Up in Portugal: Cape Verdean Ancestry Children Exhibit Low Overweight and Obesity Compared With Portuguese in Urban Lisbon

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