Prevalence of obesity among school children in Neishabour (2005)
| Author | A R Dorosty | en |
| Author | F Baygi | en |
| Author | MR Eshraghian | en |
| Issued Date | 2008-06-30 | en |
| 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 | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/ | en |
| URI | https://brieflands.com/journals/jid/articles/155382 | en |
| Keyword | Keywords: Body mass Index | en |
| Keyword | Obesity | en |
| Keyword | Child | en |
| Keyword | Adolescence | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Prevalence of obesity among school children in Neishabour (2005) | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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