Changes in pediatric waist circumference percentiles despite reported pediatric weight stabilization in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity is a global health concern but the United States has reported a leveling in obesity rates in the pediatric population.

Objective

To provide updated waist circumference (WC) percentile values, identify differences across time and discuss differences within the context of reported weight stabilization in a nationally representative sample of American children.

Methods

Percentiles for WC in self-identified African Americans (AA), European Americans (EA) and Mexican Americans (MA) were obtained from 2009-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data (NHANES2014). Descriptive trends across time in 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 90th percentile WC distributions were identified by comparing NHANES2012 with previously reported NHANESIII (1988-1994)

SUBMITTER: Fernandez JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5145787 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature