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Stabilization of Overweight and Obesity in Slovenian Adolescents and Increased Risk in Those Entering Non-Grammar Secondary Schools

BACKGROUND/AIM: To estimate overweight and obesity prevalence trends in Slovenian adolescents entering secondary schools in the years 2004, 2009 and 2014 and differences in the prevalence between different types of secondary schools. METHODS: Data from 17,538 adolescents entering secondary schools (...

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Autores principales: Sedej, Katarina, Lusa, Lara, Battelino, Tadej, Kotnik, Primoz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger GmbH 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5644814/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27454351
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000445382
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author Sedej, Katarina
Lusa, Lara
Battelino, Tadej
Kotnik, Primoz
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Lusa, Lara
Battelino, Tadej
Kotnik, Primoz
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description BACKGROUND/AIM: To estimate overweight and obesity prevalence trends in Slovenian adolescents entering secondary schools in the years 2004, 2009 and 2014 and differences in the prevalence between different types of secondary schools. METHODS: Data from 17,538 adolescents entering secondary schools (mean age ± standard deviation 15.4 ± 0.5 years) collected during obligatory medical examination in years 2004, 2009 and 2014 was analyzed. Overweight and obesity were defined using International Obesity Task Force criteria. RESULTS: In 2004-2009 overweight and obesity prevalence increased, especially in males and stabilized thereafter (2009-2014) in both genders. It was significantly higher (p < 0.0001) in those attending secondary vocational and technical/professional versus grammar schools (2009; 28.7 vs. 16.8% overweight females and 31.6 vs. 22.3% overweight males; 2014: 29.7 vs. 17.9% overweight females and 33.6 vs. 20.4% overweight males). CONCLUSIONS: Overweight and obesity prevalence in Slovenian adolescents entering secondary schools stabilized recently. Adolescents attending secondary vocational and technical/professional schools are at an increased risk of overweight and obesity.
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spelling pubmed-56448142017-12-04 Stabilization of Overweight and Obesity in Slovenian Adolescents and Increased Risk in Those Entering Non-Grammar Secondary Schools Sedej, Katarina Lusa, Lara Battelino, Tadej Kotnik, Primoz Obes Facts Original Article BACKGROUND/AIM: To estimate overweight and obesity prevalence trends in Slovenian adolescents entering secondary schools in the years 2004, 2009 and 2014 and differences in the prevalence between different types of secondary schools. METHODS: Data from 17,538 adolescents entering secondary schools (mean age ± standard deviation 15.4 ± 0.5 years) collected during obligatory medical examination in years 2004, 2009 and 2014 was analyzed. Overweight and obesity were defined using International Obesity Task Force criteria. RESULTS: In 2004-2009 overweight and obesity prevalence increased, especially in males and stabilized thereafter (2009-2014) in both genders. It was significantly higher (p < 0.0001) in those attending secondary vocational and technical/professional versus grammar schools (2009; 28.7 vs. 16.8% overweight females and 31.6 vs. 22.3% overweight males; 2014: 29.7 vs. 17.9% overweight females and 33.6 vs. 20.4% overweight males). CONCLUSIONS: Overweight and obesity prevalence in Slovenian adolescents entering secondary schools stabilized recently. Adolescents attending secondary vocational and technical/professional schools are at an increased risk of overweight and obesity. S. Karger GmbH 2016-09 2016-07-26 /pmc/articles/PMC5644814/ /pubmed/27454351 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000445382 Text en Copyright © 2016 by S. Karger GmbH, Freiburg http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes as well as any distribution of modified material requires written permission.
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Stabilization of Overweight and Obesity in Slovenian Adolescents and Increased Risk in Those Entering Non-Grammar Secondary Schools
title Stabilization of Overweight and Obesity in Slovenian Adolescents and Increased Risk in Those Entering Non-Grammar Secondary Schools
title_full Stabilization of Overweight and Obesity in Slovenian Adolescents and Increased Risk in Those Entering Non-Grammar Secondary Schools
title_fullStr Stabilization of Overweight and Obesity in Slovenian Adolescents and Increased Risk in Those Entering Non-Grammar Secondary Schools
title_full_unstemmed Stabilization of Overweight and Obesity in Slovenian Adolescents and Increased Risk in Those Entering Non-Grammar Secondary Schools
title_short Stabilization of Overweight and Obesity in Slovenian Adolescents and Increased Risk in Those Entering Non-Grammar Secondary Schools
title_sort stabilization of overweight and obesity in slovenian adolescents and increased risk in those entering non-grammar secondary schools
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5644814/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27454351
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000445382
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