ArticlePublic health nutrition2009
Trends in overweight and obesity in pre-school children in urban areas of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from 2002 to 2005.
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- Socio-economic position as an intervention against overweight and obesity in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2015Pooled it
- Obesity and socioeconomic status in developing countries: a systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2012Pooled it
- Prevalence and incidence of overweight and obesity among Vietnamese preschool children: a longitudinal cohort study.BMC pediatrics · 2017Article
- Stunting, Underweight and Overweight in Children Aged 2.0-4.9 Years in Indonesia: Prevalence Trends and Associated Risk Factors.PloS one · 2016Article
- ADHD and overweight in boys: cross-sectional study with birth weight as a controlled factor.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2015Article
- Secular trends in the national prevalence of overweight and obesity during 2007-2009 in 6-year-old Iranian children.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2011Article
- Energy and macronutrient intakes in preschool children in urban areas of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.BMC pediatrics · 2008Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the trends in overweight and obesity in pre-school children in urban areas of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam, over the period 2002 to 2005.
designTwo cross-sectional studies were conducted in 2002 and 2005. Multistage cluster sampling was used in both surveys to select the subjects. Sociodemographic information was collected using a self-administered questionnaire given to parents in 2002 and using an interview-administered questionnaire to parents in 2005. Weight and height were measured using the same standard methods in both surveys. BMI (kg/m2) was calculated and overweight/obesity was defined using the age- and sex-specific BMI cut-off points proposed by the International Obesity Taskforce. SUBJECTS AND
settingChildren aged 4 to 5 years, attending pre-schools in urban areas of HCMC, Vietnam, in 2002 (n 492) and 2005 (n 670).
resultsThe prevalence of overweight and obesity almost doubled from 2002 to 2005 (21.4 % and 36.8 %, respectively). The increase was more evident in less wealthy districts than in wealthy districts. The proportion of boys classified as obese in 2005 (22.5 %) was three times that in 2002 (6.9 %).
conclusionThe prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased rapidly in children aged 4 to 5 years in urban areas, and especially in less wealthy districts, over a 3-year period. These results signal an urgent need for prevention programmes to control and reverse this rapid upward trend in overweight and obesity in young children in HCMC.
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