Trends in a life threatening condition: morbid obesity in dutch, Turkish and Moroccan children in The Netherlands.

<h4>Background</h4>Morbid obesity can be a life threatening condition. The aim of our study is to assess the trend in morbid obesity in The Netherlands among children of Dutch origin since 1980, and among children of Turkish and Moroccan origin since 1997.<h4>Methods and findings&l...

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Autores principales:	Paula van Dommelen, Yvonne Schönbeck, Stef van Buuren, Remy A HiraSing
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:787aaa6bf20948168e429bb0ccae89f32021-11-18T08:23:30ZTrends in a life threatening condition: morbid obesity in dutch, Turkish and Moroccan children in The Netherlands.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0094299https://doaj.org/article/787aaa6bf20948168e429bb0ccae89f32014-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24732729/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>Morbid obesity can be a life threatening condition. The aim of our study is to assess the trend in morbid obesity in The Netherlands among children of Dutch origin since 1980, and among children of Turkish and Moroccan origin since 1997.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Cross-sectional height and weight data of children of Dutch, Turkish and Moroccan origin aged 2-18 years were selected from three national Dutch Growth Studies performed in 1980, 1997 and 2009 (n = 54,814). Extended international (IOTF) cut-offs in childhood were used to define morbid obesity (obesity class II and III combined). The morbidity index for overweight was calculated as the prevalence of morbid obesity divided by the prevalence of overweight. Our study showed that the prevalence of morbid obesity in children of Dutch origin was 0.59% in boys and 0.53% in girls in 2009. Significant upward trends occurred since 1980 and 1997. The prevalence was three to four fold higher in Turkish children compared to Dutch children. The Turkish children also had an upward trend since 1997, but this was only statistically significant in boys. The prevalence of morbid obesity in Moroccan children was two to three fold higher than in Dutch children, but it remained almost stable between 1997 and 2009. The Dutch and Turkish children showed an upward trend in morbidity index for overweight since respectively 1980 and 1997, while the Moroccan children showed a downward trend since 1997. In 2009, children of low educated parents had the highest prevalence rates of morbid obesity; 1.06% in Dutch, 2.11% in Turkish and 1.41% in Moroccan children.<h4>Conclusions and significance</h4>An upward trend of morbid obesity in Dutch and Turkish children in The Netherlands occurred. Monitoring and reducing the prevalence of childhood morbid obesity is of high importance for these children, health care and the community.Paula van DommelenYvonne SchönbeckStef van BuurenRemy A HiraSingPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 4, p e94299 (2014)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Paula van Dommelen Yvonne Schönbeck Stef van Buuren Remy A HiraSing Trends in a life threatening condition: morbid obesity in dutch, Turkish and Moroccan children in The Netherlands.
description	<h4>Background</h4>Morbid obesity can be a life threatening condition. The aim of our study is to assess the trend in morbid obesity in The Netherlands among children of Dutch origin since 1980, and among children of Turkish and Moroccan origin since 1997.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Cross-sectional height and weight data of children of Dutch, Turkish and Moroccan origin aged 2-18 years were selected from three national Dutch Growth Studies performed in 1980, 1997 and 2009 (n = 54,814). Extended international (IOTF) cut-offs in childhood were used to define morbid obesity (obesity class II and III combined). The morbidity index for overweight was calculated as the prevalence of morbid obesity divided by the prevalence of overweight. Our study showed that the prevalence of morbid obesity in children of Dutch origin was 0.59% in boys and 0.53% in girls in 2009. Significant upward trends occurred since 1980 and 1997. The prevalence was three to four fold higher in Turkish children compared to Dutch children. The Turkish children also had an upward trend since 1997, but this was only statistically significant in boys. The prevalence of morbid obesity in Moroccan children was two to three fold higher than in Dutch children, but it remained almost stable between 1997 and 2009. The Dutch and Turkish children showed an upward trend in morbidity index for overweight since respectively 1980 and 1997, while the Moroccan children showed a downward trend since 1997. In 2009, children of low educated parents had the highest prevalence rates of morbid obesity; 1.06% in Dutch, 2.11% in Turkish and 1.41% in Moroccan children.<h4>Conclusions and significance</h4>An upward trend of morbid obesity in Dutch and Turkish children in The Netherlands occurred. Monitoring and reducing the prevalence of childhood morbid obesity is of high importance for these children, health care and the community.
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author	Paula van Dommelen Yvonne Schönbeck Stef van Buuren Remy A HiraSing
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title	Trends in a life threatening condition: morbid obesity in dutch, Turkish and Moroccan children in The Netherlands.
title_short	Trends in a life threatening condition: morbid obesity in dutch, Turkish and Moroccan children in The Netherlands.
title_full	Trends in a life threatening condition: morbid obesity in dutch, Turkish and Moroccan children in The Netherlands.
title_fullStr	Trends in a life threatening condition: morbid obesity in dutch, Turkish and Moroccan children in The Netherlands.
title_full_unstemmed	Trends in a life threatening condition: morbid obesity in dutch, Turkish and Moroccan children in The Netherlands.
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Trends in a life threatening condition: morbid obesity in dutch, Turkish and Moroccan children in The Netherlands.

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