Trends in Obesity Prevalence Among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 1988-1994 Through 2013-2014.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Previous analyses of obesity trends among children and adolescents showed an increase between 1988-1994 and 1999-2000, but no change between 2003-2004 and 2011-2012, except for a significant decline among children aged 2 to 5 years.

Objectives

To provide estimates of obesity and extreme obesity prevalence for children and adolescents for 2011-2014 and investigate trends by age between 1988-1994 and 2013-2014.

Design, setting, and participants

Children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 years with measured weight and height in the 1988-1994 through 2013-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys.

Exposures

Survey period.

Main outcomes and measures

Obesity was defined as a body mass index (BMI) at or above the sex-specific 95th percentile

SUBMITTER: Ogden CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6361521 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature