Trends in BMI among Belgian children, adolescents and adults from 1969 to 1996

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作者
Hulens, M [1 ]
Beunen, G
Claessens, AL
Lefevre, J
Thomis, M
Philippaerts, R
Borms, J
Vrijens, J
Lysens, R
Vansant, G
机构
[1] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Fac Phys Educ & Physiotherapy, Dept Rehabil Sci, B-3000 Louvain, Belgium
[2] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Fac Phys Educ & Physiotherapy, Dept Sport & Movement Sci, Louvain, Belgium
[3] Free Univ Brussels, Fac Phys Educ & Physiotherapy, Brussels, Belgium
[4] State Univ Ghent, Dept Phys Educ, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
[5] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Fac Med, Dept Nutr, Louvain, Belgium
关键词
overweight; children; odds ratio; tracking;
D O I
10.1038/sj.ijo.0801513
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
OBJECTIVE: To document secular data on changes in the distribution of body mass index (BMI), to determine the probability of overweight at 40 y of age in Belgian males in relation to the presence or absence of overweight at different ages in adolescence, and to estimate tracking of BMI in Belgian males in Belgium aged 12-40 y. DESIGN: Cross-sectional and mixed longitudinal surveys in nationally representative samples of Belgian males and females. SUBJECTS: Cross-sectional - more than 21 000 boys and 9698 girls; to examine secular trends - 3164 boys and 5140 girls; to examine tracking - 161 males. MEASURES: Body mass and height to determine BMI. RESULTS: In Belgian children the degree of overweight has increased between 1969 and 1993. Tracking of BMI is high in adolescence (r = 0.77) and adulthood (r = 0.69-0.91) and moderate from adolescence to adulthood (r = 0.49). In Belgian males, the probability of overweight at 40 y of age in the presence of overweight at different ages in adolescence is important (odds ratios 5.0-6.9). CONCLUSIONS: Cross-sectional and longitudinal data, trends and tracking of BMI from 1969 until 1996 in Belgium indicate an increase in the degree of childhood overweight and obesity. Moreover, the risk of an overweight male adolescent becoming an overweight adult is substantial. Measures to restrict the Belgian overweight and obesity epidemic should be taken.
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