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Demographic predictors of overweight and obesity among Colombian children and adolescents
Author(s) -
Casanova Ines Gonzalez,
Pratt Michael,
Sarmiento Olga Lucia,
Garcia Sandra,
Stein Aryeh D.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.991.10
Subject(s) - overweight , obesity , demography , medicine , residence , rural area , endocrinology , sociology , pathology
We analyzed data for 15783 children ages 5 to 15 y from the Colombian 2005 National Nutrition Survey; computed overweight and obesity prevalence using WHO 2006, CDC 2000, and IOTF 2000 criteria; and compared the prevalence of combined overweight and obesity (Ow‐Ob) by age (5–10 vs 11–15 y), sex, residence (urban vs rural), and wealth quintile. The prevalences of Ow‐Ob in boys and girls were WHO: 15.7, 17.2%; CDC: 11.5, 13.7%; and IOTF 9, 13.1%, respectively. The prevalences of obesity in boys and girls were WHO: 3.8, 3.3%; CDC: 3.6, 3.5%; and IOTF 1.8, 1.9%, respectively. Among boys, the prevalence Ow‐Ob was 17.2% for ages 5–10 y and 13.4% in ages 11–15 y (P<0.01), using WHO criteria. Among girls, these prevalences were 15.0 and 19.7% (p<0.01; p for heterogeneity by gender <0.01). The prevalence was 18.5% in urban areas and 15.6% in rural areas (p<0.01) and increased across wealth quintiles (p for trend <0.01 for both boys and girls); yet, the greatest prevalence was observed among rural boys in the highest wealth quintile (34.7%). The prevalence of Ow‐Ob differed according to the criterion used, was higher among girls than boys and in urban as compared to rural areas, and patterns by age differed by sex. These differences may reflect differential effects by sex of cultural beliefs and puberty on behaviors associated with overweight. Funded by the CDC Foundation and CONACyT.