| Autor: |
ULLOA, NATALIA, SAPUNAR, JORGE, BUSTOS, PAULA, SÁEZ, KATIA, ASENJO, SYLVIA, TAIBO, MARCELA, CORNEJO, AMALIA |
| Jazyk: |
Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: |
2010 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Revista médica de Chile, Volume: 138, Issue: 11, Pages: 1365-1372, Published: NOV 2010 |
| Popis: |
Background: The frequency of obesity is increasing steadily in Chile. Aim: To assess the prevalence of obesity and overweight in children and teenagers living in three southern Chilean cities. Material and Methods: The database of an evaluation performed in 2006 in schools, was used to obtain weight and height of 32514 subjects aged 12 ± 4 years (48% males). Criteria proposed by the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) were used to define obesity and overweight. Results: According to CDC criteria the prevalence of overweight and obesity was 11.2% and 6.5%, respectively. According to IOTF criteria, the fgures were 13.2 and 4%, respectively. The higher frequency of overweight and obesity was observed among children aged less than eight years. Conclusions: There is a high frequency of obesity and overweight in the studied sample. |
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OpenAIRE |
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