SynthesisEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2006
Definitions of childhood obesity: current practice.
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- The association between breastfeeding and childhood obesity: a meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2014Pooled it
- Low Diagnostic Accuracy of Body Mass Index-Based and Waist Circumference-Based References of Childhood Overweight and Obesity in Identifying Overfat among Chinese Children and Adolescents.BioMed research international · 2018Trial
- Quantitative analysis and comparison of BMI among Han, Tibetan, and Uygur university students in Northwest China.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2013Trial
- Association Between Breastfeeding and Obesity in Preschool Children.Materia socio-medica · 2020Article
- The effects of muscle mass and muscle quality on cardio-metabolic risk in peripubertal girls: a longitudinal study from childhood to early adulthood.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2018Article
- Diagnostic accuracy of different body weight and height-based definitions of childhood obesity in identifying overfat among Chinese children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2015Article
- Simulation models of obesity: a review of the literature and implications for research and policy.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2011Review
- Genomic insights into early-onset obesity.Genome medicine · 2010Article
- Public health interventions for addressing childhood overweight: analysis of the business case.American journal of public health · 2008Article
- No evidence for association between BMI and 10 candidate genes at ages 4, 7 and 10 in a large UK sample of twins.BMC medical genetics · 2008Article
- Gendered dimensions of obesity in childhood and adolescence.Nutrition journal · 2008Review
- Measurement and definitions of obesity in childhood and adolescence: a field guide for the uninitiated.Nutrition journal · 2007Review
- Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Irish school children, using four different definitions.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2007Article
- [The genetics of obesity - pathogenetic, clinical and diagnostic aspects].Developmental period medicineArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo review current practice in the definition of childhood obesity based on body mass index (BMI), in order to understand why the recommendations of the International Task Force on Obesity (IOTF) have not been fully adopted.
designLiterature search using MEDLINE to identify papers on childhood obesity published in the first 4 months of 2005, and a cited reference search on the recommendations of the IOTF.
resultsCitations of the IOTF definition have increased since publication, but less than half of papers on childhood obesity published in the period used the definition. Most used the 95th centile of a national distribution to define obesity.
conclusionsReasons for using centiles of a national distribution included the need for z-scores or centiles to define underweight or extreme obesity, not available in conjunction with the IOTF definition, inclusion of children under 2 years, and concerns about over- or underestimation of the prevalence of obesity. None of these preclude use of the principle underlying the IOTF definition, that of continuity with the adult definition of BMI of 30 kg/m2 or more. Adoption of either the IOTF definition or corresponding centiles of a national distribution would enable comparisons of prevalence between countries and over time.
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