Sentences with phrase «obesity prevalence among»

Obesity prevalence among healthcare professionals in England: a cross-sectional study using the Health Survey for England

Kingsley Manning, chair of the Health and Social Care Information Centre, said: «The first drop in obesity prevalence among year six stands out, although we will need to see what the numbers say in future years to determine if this is the start of a decline or more of a blip.»

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de Onis M, Blössner M, Borghi E. «Global Prevalence and Trends of Overweight and Obesity Among Preschool Children.»

Obesity is linked to a number of illnesses and reduced lifespan and the government is keen to reduce the prevalence of obesity among the popuObesity is linked to a number of illnesses and reduced lifespan and the government is keen to reduce the prevalence of obesity among the popuobesity among the population.

The model predicted that all three policies could reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity, particularly among blacks and Hispanics, who have higher rates of obesity than whites, thus demonstrating that federal policy could alter the childhood obesity epidemic.

Among women, blacks had the highest obesity prevalence (57.4 %) followed by Hispanics (45.2 %), non-Hispanic whites (33.3 %), and Asians (11.3 %).

Among men, Hispanics had the highest obesity prevalence (40.9 %) followed by blacks (37.5 %), non-Hispanic whites (32.8 %), and Asians (10.8 %).

Based on the emerging evidence for the existence of the very interesting extreme metabolic phenotypes metabolically healthy obesity and metabolically unhealthy normal weight the scientist then studied the prevalence of the 4 at - risk phenotypes among the different BMI categories (normal weight, overweight, and obese) in subjects with NGR and prediabetes.

While increasing body mass index (BMI), a measure of obesity, was associated with increased risk for high blood pressure in all four examined ethnic groups, the prevalence of high blood pressure was almost 6 times higher among obese Hispanic adolescents compared to normal weight Hispanics.

Obesity raises the prevalence of high blood pressure among adolescents but the increase is particularly pronounced among Hispanics compared to white, African - American or Asian ethnic groups, according to a study by researchers at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

As in prior studies among older adults, we found that obesity was associated with a decreased risk of dementia, consistent with the hypothesis that, while obesity in mid-life may increase risk for later - life cognitive decline and dementia, obesity at older ages may be associated with cognitive and other health advantages.25 - 27 The trend toward a declining risk for dementia in the face of a large increase in the prevalence of diabetes suggests that improvements in treatments between 2000 and 2012 may have decreased dementia risk, along with the documented declines in the incidence of common diabetes - related complications, such as heart attack, stroke, and amputations.11 Our finding of a significant decline between 2000 and 2012 of the heart disease - related OR for dementia would also be consistent with improved cardiovascular treatments leading to a decline in dementia risk.

Recent estimates for the prevalence of obesity (defined as a BMI of ≥ 30) among adults are 36 % in the United States, 111 24 % in Canada, 112 and 26 % in England.113 Obesity was associated with significantly higher all - cause mortality relative to the normal weight BMI category with an overall summary HR oobesity (defined as a BMI of ≥ 30) among adults are 36 % in the United States, 111 24 % in Canada, 112 and 26 % in England.113 Obesity was associated with significantly higher all - cause mortality relative to the normal weight BMI category with an overall summary HR oObesity was associated with significantly higher all - cause mortality relative to the normal weight BMI category with an overall summary HR of 1.18.

The prevalence of obesity and diabetes among those 65 years or older increased significantly between 2000 and 2012, and diabetes was associated with 39 % higher odds of dementia, after controlling for all other factors.

The higher odds of prevalence of asthma and obesity among ethnic minority children contributed to these differences, although ethnic minority children were less likely to have reported other physical conditions and behavior / learning problems.

Context Although levels of physical activity and aerobic capacity decline with age and the prevalence of obesity tends to increase with age, the independent and joint associations among fitness, adiposity, and mortality in older adults have not been adequately examined.

Plus, the prevalence of obesity is growing fastest among 18 - to 29 - year - olds — and among those with some college education.

Testosterone deficiency — defined as low levels of total testosterone in the presence of symptoms - is common among men with obesity and type 2 diabetes, with a reported prevalence of 58 % and 45 %, respectively.

Among children ages 2 to 19 years, the prevalence of obesity is 17 percent and affects about 12.7 million children and adolescents.

The prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents was higher among Hispanics (22.4 percent) and non-Hispanic blacks (20.2 percent) than among non-Hispanic whites (14.1 percent).

Prevalence of obesity and trends in body mass index among US children and adolescents, 1999 — 2010.

Health E-Stat: Prevalence of Obesity Among Children and Adolescents: United States, Trends 1963 - 1965 Through 2009 - 2010

Fryar, C. D., M. D. Carroll, and C. L. Ogden, 2012: Health E-Stat: Prevalence of Obesity Among Children and Adolescents: United States, Trends 1963 - 1965 Through 2009 - 2010.

Prevalence of Obesity and Knowledge of Health Risk Associated with Obesity among Female Adolescents in Jordan

The higher odds of prevalence of asthma and obesity among ethnic minority children contributed to these differences, although ethnic minority children were less likely to have reported other physical conditions and behavior / learning problems.

Frequency of TV viewing and prevalence of overweight and obesity among adult women in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Overweight and Obesity among University Students of the Health Field in San Luis Potosí México

Recent research conducted in mainland China found that obesity prevalence was higher among children in wealthier families, 4 but the patterns were different in Hong Kong with higher rates of childhood obesity among lower income families.4 5 Hong Kong, despite having a per capita gross domestic product of Hong Kong dollar (HK$) 273 550, has large income differences between rich and poor as reflected by a high Gini coefficient of 0.539 reported in 2016; approximately 20 % of the population are living in poverty as defined by a monthly household income below half of the Hong Kong median.6 It is widely accepted that population health tend to be worse in societies with greater income inequalities, and hence low - income families in these societies are particularly at risk of health problems.7 In our previous study, children from Hong Kong Chinese low - income families experienced poorer health and more behavioural problems than other children in the population at similar age.8 Adults from these families also reported poorer health - related quality of life (HRQOL), 9 with 6.1 % of the parents having a known history of mental illness and 18.2 % of them reporting elevated level of stress.

The predicted prevalence of overweight or obesity was 19 % among females with high - quality mother - adolescent relationship and 24 % for those with low - quality mother relationship (Fig. 1b).