OBJECTIVE To compare the classification of overweight, obesity and underweight using international v. national approaches in Kuwaiti adolescents. DESIGN Assessment of underweight, overweight and obesity using a national approach (based on Kuwaiti reference data for BMI-for-age) was compared with assessments obtained using three international approaches: the Cole et al. and International Obesi...

BACKGROUND This study examined trends in body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and childhood overweight and obesity prevalence between 1998-2001 and 2010-2012 according to household income and urbanity among nationally representative Korean children and adolescents aged 10-19. METHODS The repeated cross-sectional data from Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys in...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Chennai, India, using national and international age- and sex- specific body mass index (BMI) cut-off points. METHODS The Obesity Reduction and Awareness and Screening of Non communicable diseases through Group Education in Children and Adolescents (ORANGE) project is a cross-sectional study carr...

We investigated whether bedtime schedules and bedtimes in childhood were associated with obesity risk adiposity adolescence. analysed the data of 12,645 singleton children classified as not obese at 7 years from Millennium Cohort Study United Kingdom. Bedtimes regularity 7-year-olds reported by parents. Bio-electric impedance body fat percentage (BFP) measurements 11 14 considered outcomes. The...

This study aimed to explore the relationship between different forms and intensities of sports activities prevalence overweight in primary school children. Using International Obesity Task Force BMI criteria, we have identified body weight status a group 2893 children aged 9–15 years participating 27 within 4987 non-active same age. We compared obesity these groups, as well genders sports, acti...

The aim of this study is to examine changes in prevalence of overweight and obesity, using International Obesity Task Force criteria, in three cohorts of children and youth living in Cracow, Poland, in 1971, 1983 and 2000. Rates of overweight and obesity doubled among boys and girls, from 7.5% and 6.5% in 1971, to 15.2% and 11.8% in the year 2000. The greatest increases in prevalence occurred i...