Prevalence of High Body Mass Index Among Children and Adolescents at a US Military Treatment Facility, 2008–2009

We assessed the prevalence of high body mass index (BMI) in a large cohort of military children. We compared BMI data from electronic medical records of military children aged 2 to 18 years with BMI data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The 23,778 military children...

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Autores principales: Choi, Y. Sammy, Berry-Caban, Cristobal, Stratman, Rachel, Fleming, Jill H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3505115/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23153773
http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd9.120051
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Sumario:We assessed the prevalence of high body mass index (BMI) in a large cohort of military children. We compared BMI data from electronic medical records of military children aged 2 to 18 years with BMI data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The 23,778 military children studied were significantly less likely than the NHANES children to be overweight (27.1% vs 31.8%) or obese (11.9% vs 16.9%). Even though military parents are required to maintain fitness and weight standards, the absolute difference between military and civilian children was small.

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