Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents from Serbia in the period 2001-2004 and 2011-2014
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3778428 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rada Rakić (0000-0002-3236-164X, University of Novi Sad), Tatjana Pavlica (0000-0003-2367-4609, University of Novi Sad), Dubravka Jovičić (Singidunum University) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 109-116 |
| Publication date | 2016-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropologischer Anzeiger (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-5548 • E-ISSN: 2363-7099 |
| Publisher | S ch we iz er ba rt (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1127/anthranz/2016/0507 |
| PMID | 27000967 |
| OpenAlex | W2411919867 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
OBJECTIVE: In recent years an increasing prevalence in overweight and obesity of children and adolescents has been recorded worldwide. Childhood obesity is a risk factor for adulthood obesity. The aim of the study is to examine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents aged 7-19 in a 10-year long period in Serbia. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Cross sectional investigation was conducted in the periods 2001-2004 and 2011-2014. The first investigation included 8965 individuals, 4344 schoolboys and 4621 schoolgirls aged 7-19, while the second investigation included 2507 schoolboys and 3083 schoolgirls. The body mass index (BMI kg m(-2)) was obtained from the recorded height and weight and the assessment of overweight and obesity was based on IOTF reference values. RESULTS: In the first period investigation overweight prevalence was detected in 18% of subjects (21.1% in boys and 15.1% in girls) and obesity prevalence in 5.5% of subjects (6.7% in boys and 4.4% in girls). In the second investigation the overweight and obesity prevalence was observed in 17.4% and 4.5% of subjects, respectively (20.6% in boys and 14.8% in girls; 5.3% in boys and 3.9% in girls). CONCLUSION: The results indicate that in the ten-year period there has been no increase in the number of overweight and obese children and adolescents in Serbia.
Body mass index · Childhood obesity · Cross-sectional study · Obesity · Overweight · Children's Physical and Motor Development · Demography · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Physical Education and Training Studies · Pediatrics
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |