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Pediatric Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism
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1/2015
vol. 21
 
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Are children from resort spa healthy? The overweight and obesity in children from Kudowa-Zdrój

Joanna Połubok
,
Aleksandra Gonera
,
Jakub Ubysz
,
Maria Wójcik
,
Marta Kozicka
,
Ewa Barg

Pediatr Endocrinol Diabetes Metab 2015;21,1:15-22
Online publish date: 2015/12/15
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Overweight and obesity are becoming a more and more common problem among children and teenagers. Aim . The aim of this study is to evaluate the development of children and teenagers from Kudowa-Zdroj and to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity in this population. Materials and Methods . The study included 545 children, aged 5-16 years from Kudowa-Zdroj. The following anthropometric parameters were assessed: body weight and height, BMI, Quetelet index, Rohrer’s index, waist circumference, hip circumference and waist to height ratio (WHtR). Results . Overweight or obesity diagnosed by BMI SDS were observed in 26.7% of children from grades 0-3, 22.02% of children from grades 4-6 and 22.52% of Junior High School students. Students in grades 0-3 (mean 0.95 ± 2.17) achieved higher BMI SDS compared to students in grades 4-6 (mean 0.37 ± 1.71) and secondary school (mean 0.65 ± 1.61) (p= 0.023).Overweight or obesity diagnosed by Rohrer index SDS and Quetelet index SDS were observed in 22,84% and 17,13% children. Elevated value of the hip circumference SDS was found in 19.48% of children and waist circumference SDS was increased in 17.5% of children. In the group of children with overweight and obesity 59.4% had elevated waist circumference SDS and 53.4% waist circumference SDS. WHtR was elevated in 8.3% of children, more often in boys (p <0.001), 3.1% of girls and 13.07% of boys. Conclusions . The BMI is the best index for diagnosis of overweight and obesity. Overweight and obesity are common disorders among children from Kudowa-Zdroj. It is recommended to educate children, adolescence and their family about healthy lifestyle in order to reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity.
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overweight, obesity, BMI, waist circumference, WHtR index, Quetelet index, Rohrer’s index


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