Childhood obesity in the ED: A prospective Australian study.

Autor: Marsh R; Emergency Department, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia., Gill S; Emergency Department, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.; Deakin University Faculty of Health, Barwon Centre for Orthopedic Research and Education (B-CORE), Geelong, Victoria, Australia., Lowry N; Emergency Department, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia., Hayden G; St John of God Geelong Hospital, Geelong, Victoria, Australia., Ryan M; Emergency Department, Epworth Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia., Gwini SM; Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia., Allender S; Deakin University Global Obesity Centre, Geelong, Victoria, Australia., Stella J; Emergency Department, University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA [Emerg Med Australas] 2024 Apr 22. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 22.
DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.14414
Abstrakt: Objective: To determine (i) the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children presenting to all EDs in a large regional Australian city and (ii) whether age, sex, socioeconomic status (SES) or hospital setting (public vs private) were associated with overweight and obesity.
Methods: This prospective observational study included children aged ≥2 and <18 years who presented to any of three EDs over an 18 month period who had their height and weight measured. Age, sex and residential postcode were collected. Weight category was determined by sex and age standardised body mass index (BMI) z-score. Weight category was assessed by sex, age, SES and hospital setting with chi-squared tests, and ordinal logistic regression with cluster sandwich error estimators. Results were reported using odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI).
Results: Data were collected for 3827 children, of which 11.6% were obese and 19.8% overweight. The prevalence of obesity was highest in those aged 8-14 years and in those from lower SES postcodes. The likelihood of obesity was higher in the public than the private hospitals (OR 0.66, 95% CI 0.51-0.86), whereas the likelihood of overweight was similar (OR 1.00, 95% CI 0.83-1.22).
Conclusions: Almost one-third of children who presented to EDs were overweight or obese. Obesity was particularly high in those aged 8-14 years and those from lower SES postcodes. In the evolving obesity crisis, the high proportion of children presenting to EDs above a healthy weight might represent an opportunity for EDs to identify and refer children for body weight and lifestyle management.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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