Prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus
| Autor: | Susan Crawford, Jean-François Lemay, Nadeem Jadavji, Naminder Sandhu, Manisha Witmans, Danièle Pacaud |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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musculoskeletal diseases
Male congenital hereditary and neonatal diseases and abnormalities medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Overweight Body Mass Index Diabetes Complications Endocrinology Diabetes mellitus medicine Humans Obesity Child Retrospective Studies Type 1 diabetes Sex Characteristics business.industry Body Weight Retrospective cohort study medicine.disease Body Height Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Data Interpretation Statistical Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Physical therapy Female medicine.symptom business Weight gain Body mass index Demography Sex characteristics |
| Zdroj: | Journal of pediatric endocrinologymetabolism : JPEM. 21(7) |
| ISSN: | 0334-018X |
| Popis: | Background: Information about the prevalence of obesity in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) is inconsistent and limited. The burden of the concurrent problems of obesity and DM1 can have notable medical, psychological, and social implications for both patients and their families. Aims: To determine prevalences of overweight and obesity in children with DM1 compared to a control population. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, we compared the prevalence of overweight/obesity in 390 children with DM1 (males 54%) and 565 controls (CONT; males 60%) aged 6 to 16 years. Overweight and obesity were defined as body mass indices between the 85 th and 95 th percentiles, and greater than the 95 th percentile for age, respectively. Results: Overall, 29.5% DM1 and 18.1% CONT (p |
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