The Global Spread of Severe Obesity in Toddlers, Children, and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Severe obesity among children and adolescents has emerged as a public health concern in multiple places around the world.

Methods

We searched the Medline database for articles on severe obesity rates in children published between January 1960 and January 2020. For studies with available prevalence rates for an early and a more recent time period, the relative increase in prevalence was imputed.

Results

In total, 874 publications were identified, of which 38 contained relevant epidemiological data. Rates of severe obesity varied significantly according to age, gender, geographic area, and the definition of severe obesity. The highest rates of class II and III obesity in the USA according to the Centers of Disease Control cut-off were 9.5% and 4.5%, respect

SUBMITTER: Pinhas-Hamiel O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9021657 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature