Prevalence of overweight and obesity among young people in Great Britain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15097004 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan A Jebb (0000-0001-9190-2920, MRC Human Nutrition Research, corresponding author), Kirsten L Rennie (0000-0003-2690-1934, MRC Human Nutrition Research), Tim J Cole (0000-0001-5711-8200) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 461-465 |
| Publication date | 2004-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1079/phn2003539 |
| PMID | 15153277 |
| OpenAlex | W2154871223 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 16 |
Objective: To determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in British young people (4–18 years) in 1997. Design: Cross-sectional analysis of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey of young people. Setting: Great Britain. Subjects: Nationally representative sample of 1836 young people (age 4–18 years). Results: The prevalence of obesity based on body mass index (weight/height 2 ) and the International Obesity Task Force cut–offs was 4.0%, with a further 15.4% identified as overweight. Asians were almost four times as likely to be obese as white subjects (13.6 vs. 3.5%, P P = 0.003). Subjects living in Scotland and Wales were significantly more likely to be obese than those in England (7.6 and 6.5 vs. 2.9%, respectively, P Conclusion: These data provide information on the national prevalence of overweight and obesity in Great Britain and baseline data from which to monitor future trends. This analysis provides important demographic information on those most at risk of obesity, which may be used to inform public health strategies to prevent obesity in young people
Body mass index · Confidence interval · Cross-sectional study · Health Survey for England · Logistic regression · Obesity · Odds · Odds ratio · Overweight · Demography · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Physical Activity and Health · Gerontology · Internal Medicine
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| Citations per year | 0.95 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2024 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |