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Overweight, obesity, and thinness among a nationally representative sample of Norwegian adolescents and changes from childhood: Associations with sex, region, and population density
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of overweight, obesity, and thinness among Norwegian 13-year-olds and the changes from childhood (age 8 years) to adolescence (age 13 years); and to explore associations with sex, region, and population density from childhood to adolescence. DESIGN: We used long...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8330951/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34343207 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255699 |
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author | Øvrebø, Bente Bergh, Ingunn H. Stea, Tonje H. Bere, Elling Surén, Pål Magnus, Per M. Juliusson, Petur B. Wills, Andrew K. |
author_facet | Øvrebø, Bente Bergh, Ingunn H. Stea, Tonje H. Bere, Elling Surén, Pål Magnus, Per M. Juliusson, Petur B. Wills, Andrew K. |
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description | OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of overweight, obesity, and thinness among Norwegian 13-year-olds and the changes from childhood (age 8 years) to adolescence (age 13 years); and to explore associations with sex, region, and population density from childhood to adolescence. DESIGN: We used longitudinal, anthropometric data collected by school health nurses conducted in Norway. Weight status was classified according to the International Obesity Task Force cut-offs for overweight, obesity, and thinness, and according to mean body mass index (kg/m(2)). PARTICIPANTS: The Norwegian Youth Growth Study, consisting of a nationally representative sample of Norwegian 13-year-olds (n = 1852; 50.7% girls), which is a part of The Norwegian Growth Cohort. RESULTS: Among 13-year-old Norwegians, the prevalence of overweight (including obesity), obesity, and thinness was 15.8%, 2.5%, and 7.3%, respectively. There was little evidence that these had changed from 8 to 13 years. From 8 to 13 years, the odds of obesity was highest in the Northern region of Norway compared to the South-East (odds ratio (OR): 3.78 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.13, 12.65; p = 0.036) and in rural areas (OR: 4.76 (95% CI: 1.52, 14.90; p = 0.027). Over the same age period, girls had a trend towards a higher odds of thinness compared to boys (OR: 1.65 (95% CI: 0.98, 2.78; p = 0.057). CONCLUSIONS: In Norway, the prevalence of overweight, obesity, and thinness among 13-year-olds seem to be established by age 8 years. The prevalence of obesity was higher in the North and in rural areas. The results indicate the continued need for early prevention and treatment, and targeted interventions to certain areas. |
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spelling | pubmed-83309512021-08-04 Overweight, obesity, and thinness among a nationally representative sample of Norwegian adolescents and changes from childhood: Associations with sex, region, and population density Øvrebø, Bente Bergh, Ingunn H. Stea, Tonje H. Bere, Elling Surén, Pål Magnus, Per M. Juliusson, Petur B. Wills, Andrew K. PLoS One Research Article OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of overweight, obesity, and thinness among Norwegian 13-year-olds and the changes from childhood (age 8 years) to adolescence (age 13 years); and to explore associations with sex, region, and population density from childhood to adolescence. DESIGN: We used longitudinal, anthropometric data collected by school health nurses conducted in Norway. Weight status was classified according to the International Obesity Task Force cut-offs for overweight, obesity, and thinness, and according to mean body mass index (kg/m(2)). PARTICIPANTS: The Norwegian Youth Growth Study, consisting of a nationally representative sample of Norwegian 13-year-olds (n = 1852; 50.7% girls), which is a part of The Norwegian Growth Cohort. RESULTS: Among 13-year-old Norwegians, the prevalence of overweight (including obesity), obesity, and thinness was 15.8%, 2.5%, and 7.3%, respectively. There was little evidence that these had changed from 8 to 13 years. From 8 to 13 years, the odds of obesity was highest in the Northern region of Norway compared to the South-East (odds ratio (OR): 3.78 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.13, 12.65; p = 0.036) and in rural areas (OR: 4.76 (95% CI: 1.52, 14.90; p = 0.027). Over the same age period, girls had a trend towards a higher odds of thinness compared to boys (OR: 1.65 (95% CI: 0.98, 2.78; p = 0.057). CONCLUSIONS: In Norway, the prevalence of overweight, obesity, and thinness among 13-year-olds seem to be established by age 8 years. The prevalence of obesity was higher in the North and in rural areas. The results indicate the continued need for early prevention and treatment, and targeted interventions to certain areas. Public Library of Science 2021-08-03 /pmc/articles/PMC8330951/ /pubmed/34343207 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255699 Text en © 2021 Øvrebø et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Øvrebø, Bente Bergh, Ingunn H. Stea, Tonje H. Bere, Elling Surén, Pål Magnus, Per M. Juliusson, Petur B. Wills, Andrew K. Overweight, obesity, and thinness among a nationally representative sample of Norwegian adolescents and changes from childhood: Associations with sex, region, and population density |
title | Overweight, obesity, and thinness among a nationally representative sample of Norwegian adolescents and changes from childhood: Associations with sex, region, and population density |
title_full | Overweight, obesity, and thinness among a nationally representative sample of Norwegian adolescents and changes from childhood: Associations with sex, region, and population density |
title_fullStr | Overweight, obesity, and thinness among a nationally representative sample of Norwegian adolescents and changes from childhood: Associations with sex, region, and population density |
title_full_unstemmed | Overweight, obesity, and thinness among a nationally representative sample of Norwegian adolescents and changes from childhood: Associations with sex, region, and population density |
title_short | Overweight, obesity, and thinness among a nationally representative sample of Norwegian adolescents and changes from childhood: Associations with sex, region, and population density |
title_sort | overweight, obesity, and thinness among a nationally representative sample of norwegian adolescents and changes from childhood: associations with sex, region, and population density |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8330951/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34343207 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255699 |
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