Ajejas Bazán, María JuliaJiménez Trujillo, María IsabelWärnberg, JuliaDomínguez Fernández, SilviaLópez De Andrés, Ana IsabelPérez Farinós, José Napoleón2024-02-082024-02-082017-08-13Ajejas 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;35:84-891699-519810.20960/nh.1355https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/100404Abstract 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.engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationaljournal articlehttps://www.nutricionhospitalaria.org/articles/01355/show#!open access61616-056.25-053.2OverweightPediatric obesityPrevalenceRisk factorsCiencias BiomédicasDietética y nutrición (Medicina)32 Ciencias Médicas