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The Impact of Height during Childhood on the National Prevalence Rates of Overweight

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  • Paula van Dommelen
  • Marlou L A de Kroon
  • Noël Cameron
  • Yvonne Schönbeck
  • Stef van Buuren

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Background: It is known that height and body mass index (BMI) are correlated in childhood. However, its impact on the (trend of) national prevalence rates of overweight and obesity has never been investigated. The aim of our study is to investigate the relation between height and national prevalence rates of overweight and obesity in childhood between 1980, 1997, and 2009, and to calculate which fixed value of p (2.0,2.1, …,3.0) in kg/mp during childhood is most accurate in predicting adult overweight. Methods and findings: Cross-sectional growth data of children from three Dutch nationwide surveys in 1980, 1997, and 2009, and longitudinal data from the Terneuzen Birth Cohort and the Harpenden Growth Study were used. Relative risks (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated. Our study showed that tall (>1 standard deviation (SD)) girls aged 5.0–13.9 y were more often overweight (RR = 3.5,95%CI:2.8–4.4) and obese (RR = 3.9,95%CI:2.1–7.4) than short girls (

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  • Paula van Dommelen & Marlou L A de Kroon & Noël Cameron & Yvonne Schönbeck & Stef van Buuren, 2014. "The Impact of Height during Childhood on the National Prevalence Rates of Overweight," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(1), pages 1-7, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0085769
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085769
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