Prevalence of overweight and obesity in 3-to-10-year-old children: assessment of different cut-off criteria WHO-IOTF

Abstract This study compares the prevalence of overweight and obesity between WHO/IOTF criteria. A total of 17,277 Portuguese children aged 3-10 years old were analysed. The prevalences of overweight-obesity were higher at WHO classification (19.8%-20.7%) than at IOTF classification (8.2%-16.1%), (p

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Published in:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2020-01, Vol.92 (2), p.e20190449-e20190449
Main Authors: GAMA, AUGUSTA, ROSADO-MARQUES, VÍTOR, MACHADO-RODRIGUES, ARISTIDES M., NOGUEIRA, HELENA, MOURÃO, ISABEL, PADEZ, CRISTINA
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Language:English
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Childhood obesity
MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
obesity
overweight
pre-school children
WHO-IOTF references
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Summary:Abstract This study compares the prevalence of overweight and obesity between WHO/IOTF criteria. A total of 17,277 Portuguese children aged 3-10 years old were analysed. The prevalences of overweight-obesity were higher at WHO classification (19.8%-20.7%) than at IOTF classification (8.2%-16.1%), (p
ISSN:0001-3765
1678-2690
1678-2690
DOI:10.1590/0001-3765202020190449