Prevalence of obesity among school children in Neishabour (2005)

A R Dorosty; F Baygi; MR Eshraghian

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases

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Prevalence of obesity among school children in Neishabour (2005)

Author(s):

A R Dorosty^,*,

F Baygi,

MR Eshraghian

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases:Vol. 12, issue 1; 73-79

Article type:Research Article

How to Cite:A R DorostyF BaygiMR EshraghianPrevalence of obesity among school children in Neishabour (2005).J Inflamm Dis.12(1):e155382.

Abstract

¯Abstract Background: At present, the prevalence of obesity among children and youngsters is rapidly increasing in developed countries. Few studies have been carried out on childhood obesity in Iran using standard references. Objective: Assessing the prevalence of obesity among school children in Neishabour using several references including Iranian reference, CDC 2000 and IOTF 2000. Methods: In a cross-sectional trial, 1471 students aged 6-12 were selected by a two-stage cluster sampling. Height and weight of students were measured and BMI was calculated. Obesity was defined as having a BMI≥95th percentile of Iranian reference or CDC. Also, the students with BMI greater than IOTF values were identified as obese. Findings: The prevalence of obesity according to the Iranian reference, CDC and IOTF were 8.5% (CI 95%, 7.1-10.0%), 4.6% (CI 95%, 3.5-6.0%), and 7.3% (CI 95%, 6.0-9.0%), respectively. Using CDC reference, a significant difference in prevalence of obesity between girls and boys (5.8% vs. 3.1%) was found (p

Keywords

Keywords: Body mass Index

Obesity

Child

Adolescence

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