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KMID : 0367419930360010081
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Journal of Korean Pediatric Society
1993 Volume.36 No. 1 p.81 ~ p.87
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Statistical Analysis of the Prevalence and Trend of Obesity in Elementary School Children in Kwangju
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Abstract
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To estimate the prevalence and trend of obesity in primary school-age children, obesity survey was performend in children aged 6 to 12 years(5,226 boys and 5,048 girls)in Kwangju in 1991. Obesity was defined as overweight if more than 20 per cent
above
the median weight for height and age(relative weight>120%).
@ES The following results were obtained:
@EN 1) The prevalence of obesity that exceeded the weight centiles at each height by more than 97th percentile was 8.78. Boys (9.70%)was not significantly higher than in girls(7.82%)(p>0.05).
2) The prevalence of obesity that exceeded the standard weight for height by more than 20% was 8.82%. Among them, 5.45% were mild obesity and 2.93% were moderate obesity and 0.44% were severe obesity. The prevalence rate of obesity was no
significant
differences by sex(p>0.05).
3) Regionally, the prevalence of obesity was a lower rate in Kwangiu in 1991 (8.82%)than that in Seoul in 1989(11.68%).
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