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Childhood Obesity Slides
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Top 10 Countries: Diabetes Prevalence International Diabetes Federation, Ages 20 to 79 years, 2013
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First proposed by David Barker E pidemiologic observations L ow birthweight associated with increase risk of diseases Obesity M etabolic syndrome D iabetes Hypertension C ardiovascular disease Concept that fetal and early life events result in permanent metabolic alterations or developmental programming Fetal (Early life) Origins of Adult Disease
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Prevalence of overweight and obesity in childhood - NHANES Children 2 to 19 years of age 32% are overweight or obese 17% were obese Children 2 to 5 years 21% overweight or obese Ogden et al, JAMA 2012
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Current State of Hawaii’s Children Health Unclear - no regular BMI surveillance screening BMI collected at school entry but data is not analyzed systematically Pobutsky et a. Hawaii Medical Journal, Oct 2006 Form 14 data at school entry (2002-2003) N=10,199 28.5% of Hawaii’s children at school entry are overweight or obese
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OW/OB Prevalence-Children attending WCCHC Year: 2011, N=2,143 NHANES Children 2-19 years: 16.9% were obese with BMI ≥ 95% NHANES Children, 6 to 19 years: 18.2% were obese
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Children: 2 to 19 years Percent Overweight and Obesity by Age Group and Ethnicity Overweight and Obese: BMI for age ≥ 85%
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