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von Kries, R.* ; Beyerlein, A.* ; Müller, M.J.* ; Heinrich, J. ; Landsberg, B.* ; Bolte, G.* ; Chmitorz, A.* ; Plachta-Danielzik, S.*

Different age-specific incidence and remission rates in pre-school and primary school suggest need for targeted obesity prevention in childhood.

Int. J. Obes. 36, 505-510 (2012)
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BACKGROUND: School entry marks a tremendous change in the children's life style, which might well be relevant for the emergence of overweight. Previous studies suggested a dramatic increase in the prevalence of overweight during this age. OBJECTIVE: To compare the age-specific balance between the incidence and remission of overweight between pre-school and primary school age children. DESIGN: We combined the data of three studies that had been conducted within the setting of the compulsory school entry health examination in different parts of Germany: one covering retrospective cohort data from age 2 to school entry (n=5045), one prospective data from school entry to fourth grade (n=1235) and one comprising both (n=1194). We assessed the rates of incidence and remission of overweight and obesity from age 2 to school entry and from school entry to fourth grade. RESULTS: In pre-school age, the pooled incidence for overweight was 8.2% (95% confidence interval: 7.5, 8.9) compared with a remission rate of 62.6% (58.4, 66.7), yielding a prevalence at school entry of 10.7% (9.9, 11.5). In primary school age, the pooled incidence for overweight increased to 14.6% (13.1, 16.1), whereas the remission rate was reduced to 17.7% (13.8, 22.3), yielding a prevalence of 23.7% (22.0, 25.4) in fourth grade. A similar pattern was observed for obesity. CONCLUSIONS: While high remission rates balance incident overweight in pre-school years, the dramatic increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in primary school years reflects a higher incidence and even more a lower remission rate. Obesity prevention programs in primary school age are mandatory and need to address primary and secondary prevention elements.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
Corresponding Author
Keywords body mass index; incidence; overweight; persistence; remission; school age; OVERWEIGHT; CHILDREN; PREVALENCE; KOPS; ADOLESCENTS; RISK; WEIGHT; HEALTH
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0307-0565
e-ISSN 1476-5497
Journal International Journal of Obesity
Quellenangaben Volume: 36, Issue: 4, Pages: 505-510 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Nature Publishing Group
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)