Childhood Body Fat Patterns and Obesity Prevalence in Kazakhstan.

Autor: Abdrakhmanova S; The National Center of Public Healthcare of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan Almaty Kazakhstan.; KMU 'Kazakhstan School of Public Health' Almaty Kazakhstan., Aringazina A; Almaty Management University AlmaU Almaty Kazakhstan.; Caspian University Almaty Kazakhstan., Kalmakova Z; Kyzylorda High Medical College Kyzylorda Kazakhstan., Utemissova L; World Health Organization Country Office Astana Kazakhstan., Heinen M; Special Initiative on NCDs and Innovation WHO Regional Office for Europe Copenhagen Denmark., Buoncristiano M; Special Initiative on NCDs and Innovation WHO Regional Office for Europe Copenhagen Denmark., Williams J; Special Initiative on NCDs and Innovation WHO Regional Office for Europe Copenhagen Denmark., Wickramasinghe K; Special Initiative on NCDs and Innovation WHO Regional Office for Europe Copenhagen Denmark., Hudda MT; Department of Population Health Dasman Diabetes Institute Kuwait City Kuwait.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Obesity science & practice [Obes Sci Pract] 2024 Nov 26; Vol. 10 (6), pp. e70024. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 26 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1002/osp4.70024
Abstrakt: Background: In Kazakhstan the pediatric population levels of obesity based on fat mass (FM) assessment are currently unknown. The present work aimed to assess average childhood FM levels and the prevalence of high levels of adiposity (based upon FM levels).
Methods: Cross-sectional data from 2015 to 2020 nationally representative Childhood obesity surveillance initiative and 2022 regional surveys were used for this study of children aged 8 years ( n  = 4770) and 9 years ( n  = 3863). Childhood FM assessment was made using a validated prediction model using height, weight, age, sex and ethnicity. Average levels of FM, fat mass percent (FM%) and the prevalence of overfat and obesity were estimated.
Results: Amongst 8-year-olds, the population average FM% was 32.3% (95% CI: 31.7%-32.8%) for boys and 35.2% (95% CI: 34.8-35.6) for girls (2015) and 32.7% (95% CI: 32.3-33.1) for boys and 35.1% (95% CI: 34.7-35.5) for girls in 2020. The Almaty region had the average FM% 32.7% (95% CI: 32.1-33.2) and 34.8% (95% CI: 34.3-35.4) for boys and girls respectively in 2022. The similar pattern was observed for 9 year old children.
Conclusions: The present study reveals high FM% levels in primary school age children from Kazakhstan across study years. Understanding patterns of FM levels is important for preventing and addressing childhood obesity.
Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
(© 2024 The Author(s). Obesity Science & Practice published by World Obesity and The Obesity Society and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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