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Prevalence and trends in overweight and obesity in three cross sectional studies of British children, 1974-94

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Chinn, S.·2001·BMJ
DOI 10.1136/bmj.322.7277.24
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OBJECTIVES: To report trends in overweight and obesity, defined by new internationally agreed cut-off points, in children in the United Kingdom. DESIGN: Three independent cross sectional surveys. SETTING: Primary schools in England and Scotland. PARTICIPANTS: 10 414 boys and 9737 girls in England and 5385 boys and 5219 girls in Scotland aged 4 to 11 years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Prevalence and change in prevalence of overweight and obesity, as defined by the international obesity task force, in 1974, 1984, and 1994, for each sex and country. RESULTS: Little change was found in the prevalence of overweight or obesity from 1974 to 1984. From 1984 to 1994 overweight increased from 5.4% to 9.0% in English boys (increase 3. 6%, 95% confidence interval 2.3% to 5.0%) and from 6.4% to 10.0% in Scottish boys (3.6%, 1.9% to 5.4%). Values for girls were 9.3% to 13. 5% (4.1%, 2.4% to 5.9%) and 10.4% to 15.8% (5.4%, 3.2% to 7.6%), respectively. The prevalence of obesity increased correspondingly, reaching 1.7% (English boys), 2.1% (Scottish boys), 2.6% (English girls), and 3.2% (Scottish girls). CONCLUSION: These results form a base from which trends can be monitored. The rising trends are likely to be reflected in increases in adult obesity and associated morbidity.

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Authors
Chinn, S.
Venue
BMJ
Publisher
BMJ
Published
2001-01-06
Volume
322
Issue
7277
Pages
24-26
ISSN
0959-8138 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1136/bmj.322.7277.24
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W2089764578
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533
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57.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
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