OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of the 2011 great east Japan earthquake on body mass index (BMI) of preschool children. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study and ecological study. SETTING Affected prefectures (Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate) and unaffected prefectures in northeast Japan. PARTICIPANTS The cohort study assessed 2033 and 1707 boys and 1909 and 1658 girls in 3 affected prefectures ...

We examined 11-year (1997-2007) trends in underweight, overweight, and obesity in Greek children. Population data derived from a yearly, school-based health survey carried out between 1997 and 2007 in >80% of all Greek schools. Height and weight measurements from 651,582 children, aged 8-9 years (boys: 51.2%) were analyzed. The gender- and age-specific BMI cutoff points by the International Obe...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to examine the association between weight status and exposure to bullying among 11-, 13- and 15-year-old Danish school children. Furthermore, the purpose was to investigate the potentially mediating effect of body image. METHODS Data from the Danish contribution to the international cross-sectional research project Health Behaviour in School-aged Child...

background the prevalence of childhood obesity is increasing worldwide and is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century. obesity during childhood can be harmful to the body. objectives this study aimed to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among schoolchildren in semnan province, iran. patients and methods in this cross-sectional study, 2195 schoolchil...

OBJECTIVE To describe the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the Spanish adolescent population and its relationship with the socioeconomic status, and to assess their body fat composition and compare these results with previous data from our own country. DESIGN Cross-sectional multicenter study conducted in five Spanish cities (Granada, Madrid, Murcia, Santander and Zaragoza) in 2000-200...

OBJECTIVE To assess the impact on children's health of translating an evidence-based national intervention trial (Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health [CATCH]) to low-income elementary schools with primarily Hispanic students. DESIGN An untreated, matched control group design with repeated dependent pretest and posttest samples was used. SETTING Four El Paso CATCH and 4 cont...

OBJECTIVE To assess the nutritional status of Tunisian adolescents and associated factors. DESIGN A cross-sectional study based on a national stratified random cluster sample. SUBJECTS AND METHODS In all, 1,295 boys and 1,577 girls aged 15-19 years, of whom 28.4 % had already left school. Socio-economic characteristics of the parents, anthropometric measurements, food behaviours and physica...

background and aims: obesity is one of the most important problems of modern society, and body mass index (bmi) is a tool to indicate overweight and obesity in adults. obesity is directly associated with many non-communicable diseases. so for this reason, it was designed a study to assess overweight and obesity in kooy dormitory students of tehran university of medical sciences in 2015. methods...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence of obesity and distribution of body mass index (BMI) in school children of four ethnic groups in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. METHODS A total of 55508 school children of Han, Hui, Uygur and Kazak nationalities aged 8-18 years were selected by a cluster sampling from a districts of Urumqi City for anthropometric measurement and demographic survey. Prevalence...

BACKGROUND The majority of existing studies of obesity risk among Canadian children come from urban populations. The purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence of obesity in a sample of rural Ontario children. METHODS Measures of height and weight were obtained for 504 children attending seven public elementary schools in Grey and Bruce Counties, a predominantly rural area of Southern ...