Secular changes in fatness and fat distribution in Australian children matched for body size
- PMID: 17907323
- DOI: 10.1080/17477160600684260
Secular changes in fatness and fat distribution in Australian children matched for body size
Abstract
Objective: To investigate secular trends in waist girth and skinfold measures among Australian children from 1985 and 1997/2002, matched for body size.
Subjects: A total of 2604 children (10-12 years old) measured in the 1985 Australian Health and Fitness Survey and in two later surveys of South Australian schoolchildren (1997/2002), were matched for age, stature, weight and body mass index (BMI). Measurements. The matched children were compared by ANOVA on waist and hip girths, waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and abdominal and triceps skinfolds, taken by trained anthropometrists.
Results: Between the survey periods, there were significant increases in waist girth, WHR, and the two skinfold measures, but more so for abdominal skinfold. The differences in abdominal skinfold, waist girth and WHR were greater for girls than boys.
Conclusions: In Australian children matched for body size, there have been increases in measures of fatness and central adiposity over the last 20 years. This suggests that reported secular trends in BMI may be under-estimating the looming public health crisis.
Similar articles
-
Changes in body composition between 1997 and 2002 among South Australian children: influences of socio-economic status and location of residence.Aust N Z J Public Health. 2005 Apr;29(2):166-70. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-842x.2005.tb00068.x. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2005. PMID: 15915622
-
Relationships between an index of body fat distribution (based on waist and hip circumferences) and stature, and biochemical complications in obese children.Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1998 Dec;22(12):1209-16. doi: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800748. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1998. PMID: 9877256
-
Changes in total and central adiposity and body fat distribution among 7-10-year-old schoolchildren in Brazil.Public Health Nutr. 2015 Aug;18(12):2105-14. doi: 10.1017/S1368980014002857. Epub 2014 Dec 18. Public Health Nutr. 2015. PMID: 25521435 Free PMC article.
-
Sociodemographic distribution of measures of body fatness among children and adolescents in New South Wales, Australia.Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1999 May;23(5):456-62. doi: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800841. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1999. PMID: 10375047 Clinical Trial.
-
The prevalence of increased central adiposity in Australian school children 1985 to 2007.Obes Rev. 2011 Nov;12(11):887-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00899.x. Epub 2011 Jul 4. Obes Rev. 2011. PMID: 21722299 Review.
Cited by
-
Barrett's oesophagus and oesophageal adenocarcinoma: time for a new synthesis.Nat Rev Cancer. 2010 Feb;10(2):87-101. doi: 10.1038/nrc2773. Nat Rev Cancer. 2010. PMID: 20094044 Free PMC article. Review.
-
Body size and intelligence in 6-year-olds: are offspring of teenage mothers at risk?Matern Child Health J. 2009 Nov;13(6):847-56. doi: 10.1007/s10995-008-0399-0. Epub 2008 Aug 6. Matern Child Health J. 2009. PMID: 18683038 Free PMC article.
-
Prevalence of overweight and abdominal obesity in Greek children 6-12 years old: Results from the National Epidemiological Survey.Hippokratia. 2011 Jan;15(1):48-53. Hippokratia. 2011. PMID: 21607036 Free PMC article.
-
Adiposity and physical activity are not related to academic achievement in school-aged children.J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2012 Jul;33(6):486-94. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e31825b849e. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2012. PMID: 22617499 Free PMC article.
-
A 10-month physical activity intervention improves body composition in young black boys.J Obes. 2011;2011:358581. doi: 10.1155/2011/358581. Epub 2010 Oct 12. J Obes. 2011. PMID: 20981151 Free PMC article.
Publication types
MeSH terms
LinkOut - more resources
Full Text Sources
Medical