ArticleJournal of obesity
10-Year Changes in Adiposity in Cameroon School-Age Children: Evidence for Increasing Central Adiposity and Higher Adiposity Levels in Tallest-for-Age Children.
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- Nutritional Status, Dietary Practices, and the Double Burden of Malnutrition Among School-Aged Children in Cameroon: A Systematic Review.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2026Review
- Associations between 24-h movement behaviours and BMI in Chinese primary- and middle- school students.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2023Article
- Relationship between measures of adiposity and hypertension amongst secondary school adolescents in an urban setting in Cameroon.The Pan African medical journal · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine changes in measures of adiposity and determine the prevalence of excess adiposity in relation to height in school children between 2010 and 2020.
methods5-12-year-old urban school-age children participated in two cross-sectional surveys in 2010 (
resultsThere was a 2.4% and 3.3% increase in adjusted mean BMI and WC, respectively, between 2010 and 2020. The prevalence of central overweight/obesity (WC) and WHtR ≥ 0.5 increased by 7.3% (
conclusionCentral overweight/obesity has increased more than BMI overweight/obesity over the last decade. Children with a higher height-for-age tend to accumulate more adiposity. Objective monitoring of adiposity levels and height of children is needed in future to identify groups for targeted intervention and prevention of chronic diseases.
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