Body mass index, overweight and obesity among Kuwaiti intermediate school adolescents aged 10-14 years

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1273-1277

  Al Isa, Alisa N ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Americans; Comparison; Kuwaiti; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATISTICS; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RANDOMIZATION; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 4644289445     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601961     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Bindon JR & Baker (1985): Modernization, migration and obesity among Samoan adults. Ann. Hum. Biol. 12, 67-76.
2. Brownell KD (1982): Obesity: understanding and treating a serious, prevalent and refractory disorder. J. Consult. Clin. Psych. 50, 820-840.
3. CDC (1992): Vigorous physical activity among high school students-United States, 1990. Morbid Mortal Weekly Rep. (MMWR) 41, 33-35.
4. Cole TJ, Bellizzi MC, Flegal KM & Dietz WH (2000): Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: international survey. Br. Med. J. 320, 1240-1243.
5. De Onis M & Habicht J-P (1996): Anthropometric reference data for international use: recommendation from a World Health Organization Expert Committee. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 64, 650-658.
6. Di Pietro L, Mossberg HO & Stunkard A (1994): A 40-year history of overweight children in Stockholm: life-time overweight morbidity and mortality. Int. J. Obes. 18, 585-590.
7. Diguiseppi C, Roberts I & Li L (1997): Influence of changing travel patterns on child death rates from injury: trend analysis. Br. Med. J. 314, 710-713.
8. Drash A (1973): Relationship between diabetes melliltus and obesity in the child. Metabolism 22, 337-344.
9. Falorni A, Galmacci G, Bini V, Papi F, Molinari D, De Giorgi G, Faraoni F, Celi F & Di Stefano G (1998): Fasting serum Leptin level in the analysis of body mass index cut-off values: are they useful for overweight screening in children and adolescents? A school population-based survey in three provinces of central Italy. Int. J. Obes. 22, 1197-1208.
10. Forbes GB (1977): Nutrition and growth. J. Pediatr. 91, 40-42.
11. Garn SM & La Velle M (1985): Two-decade follow-up of fatness in early childhood. Am. J. Dis. Child. 139, 181-185.
12. Gauthier BM, Hichner JM & Ornstein S (2000): High prevalence of overweight children and adolescents in the practice of partner research network. Arch. Pediatr. Adoles. Med. 154, 625-628.
13. Kurz KM (1996): Adolescent nutritional status in developing countries. Proc. Nutr. Soc. 55, 321-331.
14. Lauer RM, Clarke WR & Beaglehole R (1984): Level, trend and variability of blood pressure during childhood: the Muscatine Study. Circulation 69, 242-249.
15. Magbool GM (1994): Body mass index of Saudi children ages six to 16 years from the Eastern province. Ann. Saudi. Med. 14, 495-498.
16. Meredith CN & Dwyer JT (1991): Nutrition and exercise: effects on adolescent health. A Rev. Pub. Health 12, 309-333.
17. Mossberg HO (1989): 40-year follow-up of overweight children. Lancet 2, 491-493.
18. Must A, Jacques PF, Dallal GE, Bajema CJ, & Dietz WH (1992): Long-term morbidity and mortality of overweight adolescents: a follow-up of the Harvard growth study of 1922 to 1935. N. Engl. J. Med. 327, 1350-1355.
19. NCHS (1976-1980): Anthropometric Reference Data and Prevalence of Overweight. Vital & Health Statistics Data from the National Health Survey Series 11, No. 238, DHHS Publication No (PHS)-87-1688, U.S. Department of Health and Human services.
20. Neutzling MB, Taddei JAAC, Rodrigues EM & Sigulem DM (2000): Overweight and obesity in Brazilian adolescents. Int. J. Obes. 24, 869-874.
21. Popkin BM (1994): The nutrition transition in low-income countries: an emerging crisis. Nutr. Rev. 52, 285-298.
22. Poskitt EME (1989): The fat child. In brooks CGD. Clinical Paediatric Endocrinology 2nd edn. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publication. pp: 143-165.
23. Rimm IJ & Rimm AA (1976): Association between juvenile onset obesity and severe adult obesity in 73,532 women. AM. J. Pub. Health 66, 479-481.
24. Sorensen TI, Holst C & Stunkard AJ (1992): Childhood body mass index - genetic and familial environmental influences assessed in a longitudinal adoption study. Int. J. Obs. 16, 705-714.
25. Stunkard AJ & Penick SB (1979): Behaviour modification in the treatment of obesity: the problem of maintaining weight loss. Arch. Gen. Psychiar. 36, 801-806.
26. Unger R, Kreeger L & Christoffel KK (1990): Childhood obesity: medical and family correlates and age of onset. Clin. Pediatr. 29, 368-373.
27. Weststrate JA, Deurenberg P & Tinteren HV (1989): Indices of body fat distribution and adiposity in Dutch children from birth to 18 years of age. Int. J. Obes. 13, 465-477.
28. WHO (1986): Use and interpretation of anthropometric indicators of nutritional status. Bull. WHO 64, 929-941.
29. WHO (2000): Obesity: preventing and managing the global epidemic Report of WHO, consultation. WHO Tech. Rep. Ser. 894, i-xii 1-253.
30. Williams S (2000): Body mass index reference curves derived from a New Zealand Birth Cohort. Nz. Med. J. 113, 308-311.
31. Young TK, Dean HJ, Flett B, Wood & Steiman P (2000): Childhood obesity in a population at risk for type 2 diabetes. J. Pediatr. 136, 366-369.