Body Composition in children and adolescents residing in Southern Europe: Prevalence of overweight and obesity according to different international references
- López-Sánchez, Guillermo F.
- Sgroi, Maurizio
- D'Ottavio, Stefano
- Díaz Suárez, Arturo
- González-Víllora, Sixto
- Veronese, Nicola
- Smith, Lee
DOIAbstract
The objective was to analyze body composition in children and adolescents of Southern Europe to identify prevalence of overweight and obesity. This investigation involved 512 girls and 488 boys between 7-to 19-years. Variables evaluated were Body Mass Index (BMI) and Fat Mass (FM; electrical bioimpedance). The references used to establish prevalence according to BMI were those of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF); in the case of FM, the Child Growth Foundation (CGF) reference was used. There were significant differences (p<0.05) in the prevalence of overweight and obesity between the three classifications (32.3% according to IOTF, 37.3% according to WHO and 39.8% according to CGF), being hig...
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