ArticlePediatric research2020
Prevalence of severe/morbid obesity and other weight status and anthropometric reference standards in Spanish preschool children: The PREFIT project.
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- A randomized controlled trial for overweight and obesity in preschoolers: the More and Less Europe study - an intervention within the STOP project.BMC public health · 2019Trial
- Physical Fitness Cut-Points for Early Detection of Obesity Risk in Preschool Children.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2026Article
- Geographic and ethnic inequalities in total and central obesity, and physical fitness among preschool children: Insights from the PREFIT project.Pediatric obesity · 2025Article
- Delayed Intervention for Severe Childhood Obesity in Poland: A 7-Year Gap Between Onset and Specialized Care.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Factors beyond Body Mass Index Associated with Cardiometabolic Risk among Children with Severe Obesity.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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- Close Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet during Pregnancy Decreases Childhood Overweight/Obesity: A Prospective Study.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Role of Spanish Toddlers' Education and Care Institutions in Achieving Physical Activity Recommendations in the COVID-19 Era: A Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Clinical, genetic, and epidemiological survey of Polish children and adolescents with severe obesity: A study protocol of the Polish-German study project on severe early-onset obesity.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
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- A Single Question of Parent-Reported Physical Activity Levels Estimates Objectively Measured Physical Fitness and Body Composition in Preschool Children: The PREFIT Project.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundChildhood obesity has become a major health problem in children under the age of 5 years. Providing reference standards would help paediatricians to detect and/or prevent health problems related to both low and high levels of body mass and to central adiposity later in life. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of different weight status categories and to provide sex- and age-specific anthropometry reference standards for Spanish preschool children.
methodsA total of 3178 preschool children (4.59±0.87 years old) participated in this study. Prevalence of different degrees of obesity (mild, severe, and morbid) and other weight status categories were determined.
resultsReference standards were obtained. Prevalence of overweight and obese preschool children in the Spanish population ranged from 21.4 to 34.8%. Specifically, the obesity prevalence was 3.5, 1.2, and 1.3% of these subjects were categorized as mild, severe, and morbid obese. Sex- and age-specific reference standards for anthropometric parameters are provided for every 0.25 years (i.e. every trimester of life).
conclusionOur results show a high prevalence of overweight/obese preschoolers. The provided sex- and age-specific anthropometric reference standards could help paediatricians to track and monitor anthropometric changes at this early stage in order to prevent overweight/obesity.
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