Prevalence of childhook overweight/obesity in Spain 1993-2011 and associated risk factors in 2011

Ajejas Bazán, María Julia; Jiménez Trujillo, María Isabel; Wärnberg, Julia; Domínguez Fernández, Silvia; López De Andrés, Ana Isabel; Pérez Farinós, José Napoleón

Prevalence of childhook overweight/obesity in Spain 1993-2011 and associated risk factors in 2011

Download

MA-01355-02.pdf (696.59 KB)

Official URL

https://www.nutricionhospitalaria.org/articles/01355/show#!

Publication date

2017

Authors

Ajejas Bazán, María Julia

Jiménez Trujillo, María Isabel

Wärnberg, Julia

Domínguez Fernández, Silvia

López De Andrés, Ana Isabel

Pérez Farinós, José Napoleón

Citations

Exportar

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/100404

Citation

Ajejas Bazán MJ, Jiménez-Trujillo MI, Wärnberg J, Domínguez Fernández S, López-de-Andrés A, Pérez Farinós N. Prevalence of childhood overweight/obesity in Spain 1993-2011 and associated risk factors in 2011. Nutr Hosp 2018;35:84-89

Abstract

Abstract Introduction: Childhood obesity is a recognized public health problem. The present work reports the changing prevalence of childhood overweight/ obesity in Spanish boys and girls over the period 1993-2011, and examines the risk factors apparent in 2011. Methods: Children with a body mass index (BMI) of ≥ 25 were deemed overweight, and those with a BMI of ≥ 30 were deemed obese. Overweight and obesity was consistently more common among boys than among girls. Results: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in Spain increased over the study period. Conclusions: According to the 2011 data, children who undertook no physical activity, or whose parents/guardians had a low level of education, showed the highest prevalence of obesity.