Prevalence of overweight in 6- to 15-year-old children in central/western France from 1996 to 2006: trends toward stabilization.
Sandrine Péneau,Benoît Salanave,L. Maillard-Teyssier,M. F. Rolland-Cachera,M. F. Rolland-Cachera,Anne-Claire Vergnaud,Caroline Méjean,Sébastien Czernichow,Sylviane Vol,Jean Tichet,Katia Castetbon,Serge Hercberg,Serge Hercberg +12 more
TLDR
The results of this study reveal a stable prevalence of overweight since 1998 in most groups studied, and since 2001 in the disadvantaged group.Abstract:
The prevalence of overweight in children has markedly increased over the past few decades in France, as in all Western countries. We sought to describe the yearly prevalence of childhood overweight from 1996 to 2006 and to assess whether a shift in trends could be observed dating from the time the Nutrition and Health National Program (PNNS) was set up in France in 2001, in particular according to gender, age and family economic status. We used annual overweight prevalence of standardized 6- to 15-year-old populations (total=26 600) with weight and height measured at health examination centers in the central/western part of France between 1996 and 2006. Regression slopes of overweight prevalence were evaluated between 1996 and 2006, and specifically between 1996 and 2001, and 2001 and 2006. The annual prevalence and estimated slopes were compared in subgroups, taking into account gender, age and economic status of the family. The prevalence increased between 1996 (11.5%) and 1998 (14.8%) and was stable between 1998 and 2006 (15.2%). According to linear regression, the overall trend in prevalence of overweight children between 1996 and 2006 was stable (slope=0.19, P=0.08). Similarly, the prevalence of overweight increased between 1996 and 1998 in boys and girls, in 6–10 year olds, in 11–15 year olds and in non-disadvantaged children, and remained stable thereafter. The prevalence of overweight in the disadvantaged group increased between 1996 (12.8%) and 2001 (18.9%) (slope=1.16, P=0.004) and was stable between 2001 and 2006 (18.2%) (slope=0.09, P=0.78). The results of this study reveal a stable prevalence of overweight since 1998 in most groups studied, and since 2001 in the disadvantaged group.read more
Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
The levelling off of the obesity epidemic since the year 1999--a review of evidence and perspectives.
TL;DR: An overall levelling off of the epidemic in children and adolescents from Australia, Europe, Japan and the USA and in adults, stability was found in the USA, while increases were still observed in some European and Asian countries.
Journal ArticleDOI
Evidence that the prevalence of childhood overweight is plateauing: Data from nine countries
Tim Olds,Carol Maher,Shi Zumin,Shi Zumin,Sandrine Péneau,Sandrine Lioret,Katia Castetbon,Bellisle,Jeroen A. de Wilde,Maea Hohepa,Ralph Maddison,Lauren Lissner,Agneta Sjöberg,Michael B. Zimmermann,Isabelle Aeberli,Isabelle Aeberli,Cynthia L. Ogden,Katherine M. Flegal,Carolyn Summerbell +18 more
TL;DR: While the prevalence of overweight and obesity appears to be stabilizing at different levels in different countries, it remains high, and a significant public health issue.
Journal ArticleDOI
The IDEFICS cohort: design, characteristics and participation in the baseline survey.
Wolfgang Ahrens,Karin Bammann,Alfonso Siani,Kirsten Buchecker,S. De Henauw,Licia Iacoviello,Antje Hebestreit,Vittorio Krogh,Lauren Lissner,Staffan Mårild,Dénes Molnár,Luis A. Moreno,Yannis P. Pitsiladis,Lucia A. Reisch,Michael Tornaritis,Toomas Veidebaum,Iris Pigeot +16 more
TL;DR: The IDEFICS cohort provides valuable data to investigate the interplay of social, environmental, genetic, physiological and behavioural factors in the development of major diet- and lifestyle-related disorders affecting children at present.
Journal ArticleDOI
Trends in the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in Australia between 1985 and 2008
TL;DR: Although levels of Australian paediatric overweight remain high, the prevalence of overweight and obesity seems to have flattened and has not followed the anticipated exponential trajectory.
Journal ArticleDOI
Prevalencia de obesidad en adultos mexicanos, ENSANUT 2012
TL;DR: In spite of the deacceleration of the increasing prevalence, there is no evidence to infer that prevalences will decrease in the next years, and public policies for obestiy prevention and control should be strengthened and improved.
References
More filters
Obesity : Preventing and managing the global epidemic
D. S. Akram,Arne Astrup,T. Atinmo,J. L. Boissin,George A. Bray,K. Carroll,P. Chitson,C. Chunming,William H. Dietz,James O. Hill,Eric Jéquier,C. Komodiki,Yuji Matsuzawa,W. F. Mollentze,K. Moosa,M.I. Noor,K.S. Reddy,Jacob C. Seidell,V. Tanphaichitr,Ricardo Uauy,Paul Zimmet +20 more
Journal ArticleDOI
Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: international survey
TL;DR: The proposed cut off points, which are less arbitrary and more internationally based than current alternatives, should help to provide internationally comparable prevalence rates of overweight and obesity in children.
Journal ArticleDOI
Anthropometric standardization reference manual
TL;DR: This abridged version of the "Anthropometric Standardisation Reference Manual" contains the heart of the original manual - complete procedures for 45 anthropometric measurements.
Journal ArticleDOI
Worldwide trends in childhood overweight and obesity
Youfa Wang,Tim Lobstein +1 more
TL;DR: There is a growing global childhood obesity epidemic, with a large variation in secular trends across countries, and effective programs and policies are needed at global, regional and national levels to limit the problem among children.
Journal ArticleDOI
High body mass index for age among US children and adolescents, 2003-2006.
TL;DR: The prevalence of high BMI for age among children and adolescents showed no significant changes between 2003-2004 and 2005-2006 and no significant trends between 1999 and 2006.