Increased prevalence of overweight and obesity among Polish children age 14-18 between 2001 and 2013 from Krakow, Poland--a cross-sectional study

This paper aims to investigate present prevalence of overweight and obesity among schoolchildren using Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) criteria in Krakow and to compare how it has changed between the years 2001 and 2013. The study was conducted in two phases. In 2001, height and weigh...

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Published in:Progress in health sciences 2015-06, Vol.5 (1), p.156-156
Main Authors: Dylag, K.A, Klimek-Piotrowska, W, Koziej, M, Holda, M.K, Piatek, K, Wszolek, K, Tyszka, A, Kmiotek, E, Pliczko, M, Sliwinska, A, Krauss, K, Miszczyk, M, Waligora, M
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Language:English
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Childhood obesity
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Forecasts and trends
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Summary:This paper aims to investigate present prevalence of overweight and obesity among schoolchildren using Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) criteria in Krakow and to compare how it has changed between the years 2001 and 2013. The study was conducted in two phases. In 2001, height and weight of the group of schoolchildren were obtained. Twelve years later, children in the same age, attending the same schools, were measured and weighed. Using the collected data, BMI was calculated in order to acquire BMI percentile. BMI cutoffs referential for Polish population were used. Using the CDC criteria to diagnose children as obese or overweight, the authors determined that the prevalence of overweight, including obesity was 10.8% in 2001 and changed to 15.1% in 2013. The percentage of obese children increased from 2.0% to 4.8%. The occurrence of overweight and obesity has increased among girls while among the group of boys, it did not change. The factors associated with excess weight were: male sex and second phase of the study.
ISSN:2083-1617
2083-6260