High prevalence of overweight and obesity in 11–15-year-old children from Sicily

Baratta, Roberto; Degano, Claudia; Leonardi, Daniela; Vigneri, Riccardo; Frittitta, Lucia

doi:10.1016/j.numecd.2005.07.009

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“…The prevalence of overweight and obesity in our sample of young soccer players was similar to that reported in other national [8][9][10][11] and international [12,13] studies. A 1999 investigation, regarding 2053 students of central Italy (age 14.90±2.55 years) revealed that 8.4% was obese and 21.4% was at risk of overweight [9].…”

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“…A 1999 investigation, regarding 2053 students of central Italy (age 14.90±2.55 years) revealed that 8.4% was obese and 21.4% was at risk of overweight [9]. Another study published in 2006 involving 68 897 Sicilian adolescents (11-15 years) showed that 40% of 11-year-olds was overweight [10]. An investigation carried out by the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT, 1999(ISTAT, -2000 [14], on a male population aged 10-13 years, revealed a percentage of overweight of 31%.…”

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Overweight and obesity in a sample of young soccer players undergoing the first preparticipation physical examination

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Nowadays, there is an increasing awareness about the prevalence of overweight and obesity among young people in industrialized countries. During the first prepartecipation physical examination we measured the BMI of 238 male soccer players (mean age, 1.85±0.66 years). The mean BMI was 19.36±3.01 kg/m 2 . Considering the total of the athletes included, 74(31%) had a BMI >20.55 (cut-off value for overweight at the age of 11 years), while 9(3.78%) had a BMI >25.10 (cut-off for obesity at the age of 11 years). Stratifying the subjects by age, 72(26.3%) of the 11 yearold-boys were overweight and, 2(10%) were obese. In 12 year-old-boys (129), 24% were overweight while 4 (12.9%) were obese. In 13 year-old-boys (37), 32.4% were overweight and 1 (8.3%) was obese. In conclusion, our data confirm the prevalence of overweight and obesity even in a group of active young soccer player boys and confirm also the importance of the prepartecipation physical evaluation in detecting risk factors potentially linked with severe diseaseas in adult life.

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Overweight and obesity in a sample of young soccer players undergoing the first preparticipation physical examination

2008

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“…Der Prozentsatz von 24 % übergewichtiger Kinder übertreffe Prognosen aus den 1980er-Jahren um 5 Prozentpunkte. Diese Einschätzung der WHO basiert auf den Angaben einzelner europäischer Staaten, die zum Teil bereits seit längerem die Entwicklung des BodyMass-Indexes (BMI) bei Kindern und Jugendlichen beobachten, so beispielsweise in den Niederlanden [1], in der Schweiz [2], Italien [3], in Finnland, Dänemark [4] und Großbritannien [5]. Damit vollziehen die Europäer eine Entwicklung nach, die in den USA bereits in den 1980er-Jahren einsetzte und zur Einrichtung einer US Preventive Service Task Force mit einer Arbeitsgruppe Childhood Obesity geführt hat.…”

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Die Verbreitung von Übergewicht und Adipositas bei Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland

Kurth

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2007

Bundesgesundheitsbl.

488

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Overweight and obesity are an increasing problem: worldwide, for Germany and for children and adolescents. Until now there have been no representative and age-specific assessments of the prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in Germany. Thus, the standardised height and weight measurements gathered in the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) have, for the first time, provided national, representative data about overweight and obesity in young people. The terms 'overweight' and 'obese' are defined based on percentiles of the body mass index (BMI) of the Kromeyer-Hauschild reference system. Of children and adolescents between the ages of 3 and 17, 15% exceed the 90th BMI percentile of the reference data and are thus overweight, 6.3% exceed the 97th BMI percentile and thus suffer from obesity by this definition. The proportion of overweight rises from 9% of 3-6-year-olds to 15% of 7-10-year-olds and 17% of 14-17-year-olds. The prevalence of obesity is 2.9%, 6.4% and 8.5% for the same age groups respectively. No clear differences between boys and girls or between East and West Germany are detected. Children are at a higher risk of being overweight or obese if they have a lower socioeconomic status, have a migration background, or have mothers who are also overweight.

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“…Der Prozentsatz von 24% übergewichtiger Kinder übertreffe die Prognosen aus den 1980er-Jahren um 5 Prozentpunkte. Diese Einschätzung der WHO basiert auf den Angaben einzelner europäischer Staaten, die die Entwicklung des Body-Mass-Index (BMI) bei Kindern und Jugendlichen beobachten, wie beispielsweise die Niederlande [2], die Schweiz [3], Italien [4], Finnland, Dänemark [5] und Großbritan-nien [6]. Eine Zusammenfassung der Datenlage und der Entwicklung in den USA ist bei Flegal [7,8,9] zu finden.…”

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Die Verbreitung von Übergewicht und Adipositas bei Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland

Kurth

Rosario

2007

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Ergebnisse des bundesweiten Kinder-und Jugendgesundheitssurveys (KiGGS)Leitthema: Kinder-und Jugendgesundheitssurvey Bislang gab es für Kinder und Jugendliche in Deutschland keine repräsentativen Daten zur Verbreitung von Übergewicht und Adipositas. Im Rahmen des bundesweiten Kinderund Jugendgesundheitssurveys (KiGGS) wurden die Teilnehmer standardisiert gemessen und gewogen sowie ihr Body-Mass-Index (BMI) berechnet. Damit liegen erstmals reprä-sentative Informationen für die Altersgruppen vor, die im folgenden Beitrag zusammenfassend dargestellt werden. Eine umfassende Dokumentation der KiGGS-Ergebnisse findet sich in [1].

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High prevalence of overweight and obesity in 11–15-year-old children from Sicily

Cited by 39 publications

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Overweight and obesity in a sample of young soccer players undergoing the first preparticipation physical examination

Overweight and obesity in a sample of young soccer players undergoing the first preparticipation physical examination

Die Verbreitung von Übergewicht und Adipositas bei Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland

Die Verbreitung von Übergewicht und Adipositas bei Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland

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