The trends and prevalence of obesity and morbid obesity among Australian school‐aged children, 1985–2014

The trends and prevalence of obesity and morbid obesity among Australian school‐aged children, 1985–2014

Aim Children with obesity have a greater risk of adverse social and physical health outcomes. We examined temporal changes in body mass index (BMI) z‐scores and the prevalence obesity and morbid obesity in children from 1985 to 2014. Methods Secondary data analysis of BMI data for children aged 7–15...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of paediatrics and child health 2018-08, Vol.54 (8), p.907-912
Hauptverfasser: Xu, Joshua, Hardy, Louise L, Guo, Cici Z, Garnett, Sarah P
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Age Factors
Australia - epidemiology
Body Mass Index
body mass index z‐score
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Databases, Factual
Female
Humans
Male
morbid obesity
Nutrition Surveys
Obesity
Obesity, Morbid - diagnosis
Obesity, Morbid - epidemiology
Pediatric Obesity - diagnosis
Pediatric Obesity - epidemiology
Prevalence
Risk Assessment
Sex Factors
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Zusammenfassung:Aim Children with obesity have a greater risk of adverse social and physical health outcomes. We examined temporal changes in body mass index (BMI) z‐scores and the prevalence obesity and morbid obesity in children from 1985 to 2014. Methods Secondary data analysis of BMI data for children aged 7–15 years from five cross‐sectional Australian datasets. Changes in age‐ and gender‐adjusted BMI (BMI z‐scores) and nutritional status were categorised using the International Obesity Task Force cut‐off points. Results The percentage of children who were obese tripled between 1985 and 1995 from 1.6 to 4.7%, before plateauing between 1995 and 2014. The percentage of morbidly obese children was
ISSN:1034-4810
1440-1754
DOI:10.1111/jpc.13922