{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["10(3)"],"submitter":["Zhao S"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>It had been reported that the increase in the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in several developed countries over the decade was largely a consequence of changes in the upper end of the body mass index (BMI) distribution. We speculated that the change in BMI distribution among Chinese children is different from that in developed countries. Therefore, we investigated the changes in the BMI distribution among urban children in Changsha, China.<h4>Methods</h4>A secondary data analysis of the 2002 and 2018 Annual Survey on Students' Constitution and Health from Yuhua District, Changsha City, China was performed. The BMI distribution of children aged 6-15 years (n=72,061) was examined by calculating the BMI value at 5th, 50th, 85th, and 95th percentiles. Differ"],"journal":["Translational pediatrics"],"pagination":["502-509"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8039778"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Changes in the age-specific body mass index distribution among urban children between 2002 and 2018 in Changsha, China."],"pmcid":["PMC8039778"],"pubmed_authors":["Li X","Xiang ST","Zhao S","Kang R","Xiao Z","Xie L","Zhong Y","Li L"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Changes in the age-specific body mass index distribution among urban children between 2002 and 2018 in Changsha, China.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>It had been reported that the increase in the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in several developed countries over the decade was largely a consequence of changes in the upper end of the body mass index (BMI) distribution. We speculated that the change in BMI distribution among Chinese children is different from that in developed countries. Therefore, we investigated the changes in the BMI distribution among urban children in Changsha, China.<h4>Methods</h4>A secondary data analysis of the 2002 and 2018 Annual Survey on Students' Constitution and Health from Yuhua District, Changsha City, China was performed. The BMI distribution of children aged 6-15 years (n=72,061) was examined by calculating the BMI value at 5th, 50th, 85th, and 95th percentiles. Differ","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Mar","modification":"2025-04-27T00:10:18.422Z","creation":"2025-04-06T17:45:22.707Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8039778","cross_references":{"pubmed":["33850809"],"doi":["10.21037/tp-20-305"]}}