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ArticleCentral European journal of public health2024

Overweight and obesity prevalence: a pilot implementation of the ‟COSI" methodology in the Republic of Srpska.

Adriana Ljubojević, Zeljko Sekulić, Igor Vučković, Zeljko Vukić, Goran Pašić, Saša Marković, Dan Iulian Alexe, Ng Kwok, Ratko Perić

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Adriana LjubojevićFaculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia.
Zeljko SekulićFaculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia.
Igor VučkovićFaculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia.
Zeljko VukićFaculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia.
Goran PašićFaculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia.
Saša MarkovićFaculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia.
Dan Iulian AlexeFaculty of Movement, Sports and Health Sciences, Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacau, Bacau, Romania.
Ng KwokFaculty of Education, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Ratko PerićExercise Physiology Department, Orthopaedic Clinic OrthoSport Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia.

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objectivesChildhood obesity has become a worldwide public health concern over the past decade, counting Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) was established by the World Health Organization (WHO) to address the lack of standardized surveillance data on childhood obesity. However, BiH and its entity, Republic of Srpska (RS), are failing inclusion in such initiative, which hinders efforts to monitor and address the issue. Henceforth, the objective of this nationally funded study was to gather and analyse data on the prevalence of overweight and obesity among primary-school children in RS by implementing the COSI methodology.

methodsWeight, height, and BMI of first, second, and third grade children (aged 6-8), from 11 schools (N = 2,030) in the RS region was analysed according to the standardized COSI protocol.

resultsThe prevalence rates of overall overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) observed were 14.37% (OW 9.09%, OB 5.21%). No gender-related differences were noted (boys 14.36%, girls 14.88%).

conclusionsThese findings highlight a concerning trend of increasing overweight and obesity prevalence with age among primary-school children in the RS.

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OverweightPediatric ObesityBody Mass IndexBosnia and HerzegovinaChildFemaleHumansMalePilot ProjectsPopulation SurveillancePrevalencebody mass indexchildhood obesityCOSIelementary school

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