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Alarming prevalences of overweight and obesity for children of Turkish, Moroccan and Dutch origin in The Netherlands according to international standards
Author(s) -
Miranda Fredriks A,
Buuren Stef,
Hira Sing Remy A,
Maarten Wit Jan,
Pauline Verloovevanhorick S
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2005.tb01923.x
Subject(s) - turkish , medicine , overweight , obesity , demography , pediatrics , environmental health , childhood obesity , philosophy , linguistics , sociology
Aim: Prevalences of overweight in The Netherlands, defined by international cut‐off points, are presented in 14 500 children of Dutch origin, 2904 of Turkish and 2855 of Moroccan origin, aged 0–21 y. Results: The mean prevalence for Turkish boys and girls was 23.4% and 30.2%, for Moroccans 15.8% and 24.5%, for Dutch youths in large cities 12.6% and 16.5%, and for other Dutch participants 8.7% and 11.3%, respectively. Conclusion: The development of adequate prevention strategies is urgently needed.