Overweight prevalence among youth in the United States: Why so many different numbers?

被引：74

作者：

Troiano R.P. ^{[1
]}

Flegal K.M. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

[2] Division of Health Examination Statistics, National Center for Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD

来源：

International Journal of Obesity | 1999年 / 23卷 / Suppl 2期

关键词：

Adolescence; Body mass index; Body weight; Child; Health surveys; NHANES; Nutrition assessment; Reference values;

D O I：

10.1038/sj.ijo.0800855

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摘要：

Several recent publications have presented different estimates for the prevalence of overweight among youth in the United States. Prevalence estimates range from 11–24%, despite describing the same results from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III). This paper discusses the variety and evolution of different overweight prevalence estimates. Issues of definition, measurements, criteria selection and comparison groups are considered and implications for estimates of the prevalence of overweight among youth are explored. Reference percentiles for body mass index (BMI) from several publications are compared. The differences in published estimates from NHANES III are noted and explained. © 1999 Stockton Press. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：S22 / S27

页数：5

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