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Overweight and obesity in Norwegian children: prevalence and socio-demographic risk factors.

Pétur B Júlíusson1, Geir Egil Eide, Mathieu Roelants, Per Erik Waaler, Roland Hauspie, Robert Bjerknes.   

Abstract

AIM: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity and to identify socio-demographic risk factors in Norwegian children.
METHODS: The body mass index of 6386 children aged 2-19 years was compared with the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) cut-off values to estimate the prevalence of overweight including obesity (OWOB) and obesity (OB). The effect of socio-demographic factors on this prevalence was analysed using multiple ordinal logistic regression analysis in a subsample of 3793 children.
RESULTS: The overall prevalence of OWOB was 13.8% (13.2% in boys and 14.5% in girls, p = 0.146), but the prevalence was higher in primary school children aged 6-11 years (17%, p < 0.001). The risk of being OWOB or OB increased in children with fever siblings (p = 0.003) and with lower parental educational level (p = 0.001). There was no association with parental employment status, single-parent families or origin.
CONCLUSION: The prevalence of OWOB and OB in Norwegian primary school children is of concern. Socio-demographic factors have pronounced effects on the current prevalence of overweight and obesity in a cohort of Norwegian children. This knowledge could help to work out strategies to reduce the burden of overweight and obesity in children.

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Year:  2010        PMID: 20175763     DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01730.x

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Acta Paediatr        ISSN: 0803-5253            Impact factor:   2.299


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