ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Differences in Anthropometric Parameters of Children in Six European Countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe databases of children's anthropometric parameters are often outdated, rarely representative and are not always available at an international level.
objectivesTo present children's anthropometric parameters in six European countries that contributed to the Feel4Diabetes project and find country-specific differences. DESIGN/
settingThe Feel4Diabetes study was performed between 2016 and 2018, targeting children in Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Hungary and Spain. The current study presents data from the baseline and the yearly follow-up anthropometric measurements. SUBJECTS: In total, 20,832 measurements of children (48.7% boys) between 6 and 10 years of age were conducted.
main outcome measureweight, height, BMI.
resultsBelgian boys had the lowest body weight and height, while Greek boys had the highest body weight, and Finnish had the highest body height. The highest proportion of overweight (percentile above 85%) and obese boys (percentile above 95%) was in Greece, followed by Hungarian, Spanish, Bulgarian and Finnish boys. In contrast, Belgian boys had the lowest ratio in both categories. Among girls, Greece had the highest; Belgium had the lowest body weight; Finland was the highest in all age categories. The ratio in the overweight range was the highest in Greece, followed by Spanish, Bulgarian and Hungarian girls, who were second in the obese category. Finnish girls had lower and Belgian girls had the lowest ratio in both BMI categories. All the detailed data are presented in tables, and the trends are figures.
conclusionsOur study presents fresh and comparable anthropometric data of children between 6 and 10 years of age in six European countries, supporting the need for appropriate obesity prevention.
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