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Watkins, D. C., Murray, L. J., McCarron, P., Boreham, C. A. G., Cran, G. W., Young, I. S., McGartland, C., Robson, P. J., Savage, J. M. |
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International Journal of Obesity; Jun2005, Vol. 29 Issue 6, p579-585, 7p |
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OBJECTIVE:To examine secular trends in measures of fatness over a 10-y period (the 1990s) in Northern Irish schoolchildren.DESIGN:Repeat cross-sectional surveys.SUBJECTS:In total, 12- and 15-y-old children randomly selected from post-primary schools. A total of 1015 children studied between 1989 and 1990, and 2017 studied between 1999 and 2001.MEASUREMENTS:The same study methods were applied in both surveys. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated from height and weight, and percentage body fat (%BF) was derived from skinfold measurements at four sites. Dietary intake was assessed using a diet history method and habitual physical activity (PA) was estimated from a self-report questionnaire.RESULTS:Increases were seen in both height and weight in all age-sex groups. The overall prevalence of overweight/obesity increased from 15.0 to 19.6%, but 12-y-old girls contributed most to this increase (15.9-26.3%), with a modest increase observed also in 15-y-old boys. Increases in mean BMI (19.2-20.3?kg/m2) and mean%BF (25.8-27.1%) were seen in 12-y-old girls, with no significant changes in any of the other subgroups. Mean energy intake increased in girls but not in boys, while mean PA score decreased in 12-y-old girls, but was unchanged in the other three groups. All age-sex groups showed substantial increases in the sugar intake while fat intake increased in girls and decreased in boys.CONCLUSION:Increases in indices of fatness were seen among school-age children in Northern Ireland during the 1990s. Trends differed between age-sex groups with the largest changes seen in 12-y-old girls. It remains to be seen whether the large increase in overweight/obesity in this group tracks into adulthood, with consequences for chronic disease incidence in women.International Journal of Obesity (2005) 29, 579-585. doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802945 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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