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Prevalence of childhood overweight/obesity in spain 1993-2011 and associated risk factors in 2011 prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad infa

María Julia Ajejas Bazán, María Isabel Jiménez-trujillo, Julia Wärnberg, Silvia Domínguez Fernández, Ana López-de-andrés, Napoleón Pérez-farinós

Introduction: Childhood obesity is a recognized public health problem. The present work reports the changing prevalence of childhood overweight/obesity in Spanish boys and girls over the period 1993-2011, and examines the risk factors apparent in 2011.Methods: Children with a body mass index (BMI) of ≥ 25 were deemed overweight, and those with a BMI of ≥ 30 were deemed obese. Overweight and obesity was consistently more common among boys than among girls.Results: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in Spain increased over the study period. Conclusions: According to the 2011 data, children who undertook no physical activity, or whose parents/guardians had a low level of education, showed the highest prevalence of obesity.

Palabras Clave: overweight; pediatric obesity; prevalence; risk factors.

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