Has the Prevalence of Childhood Obesity in Spain Plateaued? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: The prevalence of excess body weight (overweight plus obesity) in children has risen during the last decades in many countries, but it is unclear whether it has reached a plateau in Spanish children. We performed an updated systematic review and meta-analysis for the prevalence of excess body weight in children from Spain, comparing the trends between 1999 and 2010 and 2011 and 2021. Data were reported in a prior meta-analysis, plus an updated search using the Web of Science, MEDLINE (via PubMed) and EMBASE databases for data from January 2018 until December 2021. Thirteen representative studies were identified (34,813 children aged 2 to 13 years), with sample sizes averaging 2678 (range: 396-16,665). The prevalence of excess body weight in Spanish children aged 2 to 6 years increased from

SUBMITTER: Bravo-Saquicela DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9105543 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature