Overweight and obesity trends in Mexican children 2 to 18 years of age from 1988 to 2006

Overweight and obesity trends in Mexican children 2 to 18 years of age from 1988 to 2006

OBJECTIVE: To describe prevalences and trends of overweight and obesity/OW&OB in Mexican children from 1988 to 2006 at the national level and by relevant subpopulations. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Prevalences of OW&OB in children aged 2-18 years were estimated using body mass index data from three national surveys conducted in 1988, 1999 and 2006. RESULTS: Prevalences of OW&OB are high in children of all ages, particularly among school-age and adolescent groups disaggregated by regions, socioeconomic status, urban and rural areas, and ethnic groups. The overall prevalence of OW&OB in children 2 to 18 years old in 2006 was 26.3%. Prevalences by age groups were 16.7% in preschool-age, 26.2% in school-age, and 30.9% in adolescents, using the IOTF classification system. CONCLUSIONS: Upward trends were observed in school-age children and adolescents at the national level and in all subpopulations.

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Main Authors: Bonvecchio,Anabelle, Safdie,Margarita, Monterrubio,Eric A, Gust,Tiffany, Villalpando,Salvador, Rivera,Juan A
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Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2009
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342009001000013
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spelling oai:scielo:S0036-363420090010000132010-10-12Overweight and obesity trends in Mexican children 2 to 18 years of age from 1988 to 2006Bonvecchio,AnabelleSafdie,MargaritaMonterrubio,Eric AGust,TiffanyVillalpando,SalvadorRivera,Juan A nutrition surveys overweight obesity children adolescents Mexico OBJECTIVE: To describe prevalences and trends of overweight and obesity/OW&OB in Mexican children from 1988 to 2006 at the national level and by relevant subpopulations. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Prevalences of OW&OB in children aged 2-18 years were estimated using body mass index data from three national surveys conducted in 1988, 1999 and 2006. RESULTS: Prevalences of OW&OB are high in children of all ages, particularly among school-age and adolescent groups disaggregated by regions, socioeconomic status, urban and rural areas, and ethnic groups. The overall prevalence of OW&OB in children 2 to 18 years old in 2006 was 26.3%. Prevalences by age groups were 16.7% in preschool-age, 26.2% in school-age, and 30.9% in adolescents, using the IOTF classification system. CONCLUSIONS: Upward trends were observed in school-age children and adolescents at the national level and in all subpopulations.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessInstituto Nacional de Salud PúblicaSalud Pública de México v.51 suppl.4 20092009-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342009001000013en
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Safdie,Margarita
Monterrubio,Eric A
Gust,Tiffany
Villalpando,Salvador
Rivera,Juan A
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Safdie,Margarita
Monterrubio,Eric A
Gust,Tiffany
Villalpando,Salvador
Rivera,Juan A
Overweight and obesity trends in Mexican children 2 to 18 years of age from 1988 to 2006
author_facet Bonvecchio,Anabelle
Safdie,Margarita
Monterrubio,Eric A
Gust,Tiffany
Villalpando,Salvador
Rivera,Juan A
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title Overweight and obesity trends in Mexican children 2 to 18 years of age from 1988 to 2006
title_short Overweight and obesity trends in Mexican children 2 to 18 years of age from 1988 to 2006
title_full Overweight and obesity trends in Mexican children 2 to 18 years of age from 1988 to 2006
title_fullStr Overweight and obesity trends in Mexican children 2 to 18 years of age from 1988 to 2006
title_full_unstemmed Overweight and obesity trends in Mexican children 2 to 18 years of age from 1988 to 2006
title_sort overweight and obesity trends in mexican children 2 to 18 years of age from 1988 to 2006
description OBJECTIVE: To describe prevalences and trends of overweight and obesity/OW&OB in Mexican children from 1988 to 2006 at the national level and by relevant subpopulations. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Prevalences of OW&OB in children aged 2-18 years were estimated using body mass index data from three national surveys conducted in 1988, 1999 and 2006. RESULTS: Prevalences of OW&OB are high in children of all ages, particularly among school-age and adolescent groups disaggregated by regions, socioeconomic status, urban and rural areas, and ethnic groups. The overall prevalence of OW&OB in children 2 to 18 years old in 2006 was 26.3%. Prevalences by age groups were 16.7% in preschool-age, 26.2% in school-age, and 30.9% in adolescents, using the IOTF classification system. CONCLUSIONS: Upward trends were observed in school-age children and adolescents at the national level and in all subpopulations.
publisher Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
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