Key result
Among Chinese children and adolescents with severe obesity, there was a high prevalence of cardiometabolic comorbidities, with the incidence of several conditions such as hypertension and type 2 diabetes rising markedly between 2008-2012 and 2013-2017.
Why the study?
The study was designed to describe the clinical characteristics of children and adolescents with obesity and the 10-year prevalence of cardiometabolic comorbidities in this population from a large metropolitan centre in China.
Population
2,916 children and adolescents aged <18 years with obesity in Hangzhou, China
Comparison
Stratified by sex, age bands (<10 vs ≥10 years), and time period (2008-2012 vs 2013-2017)
Design
Cross-sectional study
Authors
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May warrant intensified screening in obese Chinese youth; leaves open longitudinal studies to guide prevention.
Cross-Sectional (n=2,916)
No
There is a high and rapidly increasing prevalence of cardiometabolic comorbidities, particularly hypertension and abnormal glycaemia, among Chinese children and adolescents with severe obesity.
Wang et al. (2022) conducted a cross-sectional in Severe obesity (n=2,916). Time period (2013-2017) vs. Time period (2008-2012) was evaluated on Prevalence of obesity-related cardiometabolic comorbidities. Among Chinese children and adolescents with severe obesity, there was a high prevalence of cardiometabolic comorbidities, with the incidence of several conditions such as hypertension and type 2 diabetes rising markedly between 2008-2012 and 2013-2017.
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