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ArticleBMC pediatrics2017

Prevalence and incidence of overweight and obesity among Vietnamese preschool children: a longitudinal cohort study.

Loan Minh Do, Toan Khanh Tran, Bo Eriksson, Max Petzold, Henry Ascher

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Article in BMC pediatrics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Loan Minh DoOutpatient Department, National Hospital of Paediatrics, 18/879 La Thanh Road, Dong Da District, Hanoi, Vietnam. minhloan68@gmail.com.
Toan Khanh TranFamily Medicine Department, Hanoi Medical University, No.1 Ton That Tung Street, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Bo ErikssonHealth Metrics, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, PO Box 440, -405 30, Gothenburg, SE, Sweden.
Max PetzoldHealth Metrics, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, PO Box 440, -405 30, Gothenburg, SE, Sweden.
Henry AscherSection for Epidemiology and Social Medicine (EPSO), Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, PO Box 453, -405 30, Gothenburg, SE, Sweden.
University of Gothenburg · SEHanoi Medical University · VNNational Hospital of Pediatrics · VN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA plateau in childhood overweight and obesity has been reported in some developed countries while in almost all developing countries this problem is on the rise. The aim of this paper is to describe the changes in prevalence of overweight and obesity within a cohort of preschool children followed for 3 years, and to estimate and compare the incidences in urban and rural children of Hanoi, Vietnam.

methodsA longitudinal study of a cohort of 2677 children aged 3 to 6 years old at the beginning of the study was conducted in urban DodaLab and rural FilaBavi, Hanoi, Vietnam. Overall, 2602 children, 1311 urban and 1291 rural, were followed for 3 years with identical measurements of weight and height in 2013, 2014 and 2016. Standard methods were used to estimate prevalence and incidence as well as confidence intervals.

resultsDuring the three-year follow-up, the overall estimated prevalence of overweight increased from 9.1% to 16.7%. For the urban children, the increase was considerably higher. The overall prevalence of obesity decreased from 6.4% to 4.5% with less decrease in the urban children. In the group of children who were overweight and obese at the start of the study, 41.4% and 30.7%, respectively, remained in the same state three years later. The incidence of overweight and obesity during the three years were 12.4% and 2.7%, respectively. Boys were more likely to develop obesity than girls.

conclusionsAlready in preschool age, the prevalence of overweight is high and it continues to increase with age, especially in the urban area. Prevention and intervention programs need to start at early preschool age and actions in urban areas deserve priority.

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ChildChild, PreschoolFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth SurveysHumansIncidenceMalePediatric ObesityPrevalenceRural HealthUrban HealthVietnamLongitudinal studyObesityOverweightPreschool childrenVietnam

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