Archives of Disease in Childhood 2007;92:153-154
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Decreasing prevalence of obesity in primary schoolchildren
1 Department of Community Child Health, Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital, Aberdeen, UK
2 Department of Child Health, University of Aberdeen, Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital, Aberdeen, UK
Correspondence to:
Dr R T Mitchell
Department of Community Child Health, Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital, Westburn Road, Aberdeen AB25 2ZG, UK; r.mitchell{at}hrsu.mrc.ac.uk
The prevalence of obesity in a cohort of Scottish primary schoolchildren was assessed and compared with previous cohorts taken from the same geographical area. The prevalence of obesity has declined over the three time periods studied, from 14.7% to 10.2%. Body mass index (BMI) centiles and BMI standard deviation scores have also declined considerably over time.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DEPCAT, deprivation category
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Arch. Dis. Child. 2007 92: 95.
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