Key result
Increased body weight was found in 6.8% of children, 14.6% of adolescents, and 62% of adults, with the proportion of overweight individuals significantly increasing with age (p < 0.05).
Why the study?
Regularly monitoring body weight in children and adolescents is important to identify weight gain tendencies early and prevent obesity-associated metabolic disorders.
Cross-Sectional (n=266)
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The prevalence of overweight and obesity increases significantly with age starting from childhood, highlighting the need for early lifestyle interventions to prevent metabolic syndrome.
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Rising overweight prevalence with age supports surveillance; hypothesis-generating for prevention trials, not yet practice-changing.
Background. It is known that the earlier a persons body weight exceeds the normal range, the metabolic disorders associated with obesity will form at an earlier age. The progressive increase in the prevalence of obesity and metabolic syndrome in different countries is primarily associated with the so-called human risk factors, which include: physical inactivity, excessive consumption of food rich in fats and carbohydrates, stress, smoking. In this regard, it is extremely important to regularly monitor the body weight of children and adolescents in order to early identify a tendency to increase body weight for the making recommendations for maintaining weight within the normal range. Aim. To evaluate the frequency of obesity and overweight in children, adolescents and adults from among the residents of St. Petersburg, to conduct a comparative assessment of the data obtained. Materials and methods. The work was attended by students of St. Petersburg schools (children and adolescents) and patients (adults) who are being treated in St. Petersburg State Medical Institution Elizavetinskaya Hospital. The sample was random: when collecting data from children and adolescents, data from one of the classes in each parallel from 4th to 11th grade were taken into account, when collecting data from adults 2 people from each ward of the gastroenterology department of the St. Petersburg State Medical Institution Elizavetinskaya Hospital. Data collection was carried out in the period: AugustDecember 2020. Statistical processing was performed out using the computer software package SPSS 8.0. Estimation of anthropometric parameters (age, body weight, height) and calculation of body mass index (BMI) were performed in 74 children (age 912 years), 137 adolescents (age 1318 years) and 55 adults (mean age 49.12 17.03). Results. An increase in body weight was detected in 6.8% of children (5.4% overweight and 1.4% obese of the 1st degree), 14.6 % of adolescents (11.7% overweight and 2.9% obese of the 1st degree) and 62% of adults (36% overweight, 13% obese of the 1st degree, 7% obese of the 2nd degree, 6% obese of the 3rd degree). During the correlation analysis, it was observed that the proportion of overweight people in the observed age categories increased with age (p 0.05). Conclusions. Overweight and obesity begin to be detected already in children, in a fairly large percentage of cases already occur in adolescents and are observed in more than half of the adults surveyed in St. Petersburg. Therefore, it is necessary to carry out activities among parents of preschoolers and schoolchildren, as well as, if possible, the children themselves, to form motivation to maintain a healthy lifestyle in order to prevent the early development of overweight.
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Ivanov et al. (2021) conducted a cross-sectional in Overweight and obesity (n=266). Age was evaluated on Prevalence of increased body weight (overweight and obesity) (p=<0.05). Increased body weight was found in 6.8% of children, 14.6% of adolescents, and 62% of adults, with the proportion of overweight individuals significantly increasing with age (p < 0.05).
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