1-4 Almost 32% of children and adolescents are overweight (defined as an age- and sex-specific BMI in the 85th to 94th percentile) or have obesity.2,3 Although the overall rate of child and adolescent obesity has stabilized over the last decade after increasing steadily for 3 decades, ...
Children and adolescents aged 12 years and older with obesity (defined as a BMI at the 95th percentile or higher) should be offered the option of receiving weight-loss medication in addition to continuing support for lifestyle modifications, such as increased exercise and a healthier diet. Adolesc...
bDefined as at or above 120% of the sex-specific 95th percentile on the CDC BMI-for-age growth charts. Figure 2. Weighted Estimates for US Children and Adolescents Aged 2 to 19 Years in the 50th and 95th Percentiles of Body Mass Index From 1988-1994 and 2011-2014 View LargeDownload Dat...
(BMI) ≥95thpercentile) was 10.4%, while three decades ago it was 5.0%.1More disconcerting was the prevalence of obesity among low-income preschool children – 14.3%.2Including children at risk for obesity (BMI of 85th to 94th percentile), overall prevalence increased to 20%.3Not only...
Obesity in children and young adult has gradually changed into a major issue in developing countries such as Iran5. In Iran, the prevalence of obesity during young adult is observed at high levels. The results of a review study indicate that the prevalence of obesity at ages above 18 years ...
MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Obesity was defined as a body mass index (BMI) at or above the sex-specific 95th percentile on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) BMI-for-age growth charts. Extreme obesity was defined as a BMI at or above 120% of the sex-specific 95th...
OUTCOME MEASURE: Prevalence of obesity, defined as body mass index at or above the 95th percentile for age of the sex-specific Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts. RESULTS: Obesity prevalence among 4-year-old US children (mean age, 52.3 months) was 18.4% (95% confidence...
[15] such that children with a BMI in excess of the 95th percentile for age and sex were considered obese. A large percentage of parents were unable to report either their child's height (9.9%) or weight (3.6%), and thus BMI is missing...
and ECHO's potential as a resource for understanding how early life environmental factors affect obesity risk.In this cross-sectional study of 70 extant US and Puerto Rico cohorts, 2003–2017, we examined age, race/ethnicity, and sex in children with body mass index (BMI) data, including 28...
In addition, a structured approach may reduce the variability of the training experience [24]. We sought to evaluate the availability of formal childhood obesity curricula in U.S. residency programs training physicians to care for children. We conducted a survey of all U.S. pediatric, IM-Peds...