ArticlePublic health nutrition2019
Prevalence of underweight in children and adolescents (aged 3-18 years) from Kraków (Poland) in 1983 and 2010.
Article in Public health nutrition, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Prevalence and trends of underweight in European children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of nutrition · 2021Pooled it
- BMI Levels Among Adolescents Aged 10-19 Years Attending Dubai Health Facilities in 2023.Cureus · 2026Article
- The Influence of Myofascial Techniques on the Range of Motion and Flat Foot Efficiency in Adults with Symptomatic Flat Foot: A Controlled Randomised Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Has underweight increased among children and adolescents during 2012-2019, and does the prevalence depend on socioeconomic circumstances? A nationwide register-based study from Denmark.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Body Weight Changes During Childhood and Predictors of Excessive Body Weight in Adolescence-A Longitudinal Analysis.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Difficulty with Dental Caries among Adolescents Who Are Underweight: A Nationwide Study.Journal of pediatrics. Clinical practice · 2024Article
- Longitudinal Analysis (1994-2020) of Prevalence and Trends of Underweight in Polish Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectiveTo estimate the changes in the prevalence of underweight among girls and boys living in Kraków that occurred between 1983 and 2010.
designThe study was based on two cross-sectional surveys conducted in 1983 and 2010. The prevalence of underweight was estimated based on the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cut-off points.
settingThe study was conducted in Kraków, Poland.
participantsChildren aged 3-18 years (n 5245).
resultsBetween 1983 and 2010 the prevalence of underweight decreased in both sexes. Using the IOTF criteria, the prevalence of underweight decreased from 10·5 to 10·3 % in girls and from 8·9 to 7·5 % in boys, but it was still higher in girls than in boys. According to the CDC criteria, this prevalence decreased from 5·1 to 4·4 % and from 5·9 to 4·6 %, respectively, and was slightly lower in girls. According to the IOTF criteria, underweight prevalence increased slightly during childhood in both sexes while according to the CDC criteria it decreased in boys and did not change in girls. Among juveniles and adolescents, it decreased regardless of the method used.
conclusionsThe frequency of underweight in the population of children and adolescents from Kraków changed slightly in 1983 and 2010 despite economic and social changes. Depending on the cut-off points used, not only the magnitude but also the direction of changes between series could be different. In order to aid global monitoring, the prevalence of underweight as well as overweight should always be evaluated by several methods.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.