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Assessment of Child Anthropometry in a Large Epidemiologic Study
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Assessment of Child Anthropometry in a Large Epidemiologic Study

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Stabilization of overweight prevalence in French children between 2000 and 2007

Benoit Salanave1, Sandrine Peneau, Marie-Françoise Rolland-Cachera

  • 1Institute for Health Surveillance, University Paris13, National Conservatory of Arts and Trades, Nutritional Surveillance and Epidemiology Unit, 74 rue Marcel Cachin, Bobigny Cedex F-93017, France. benoit.salanave@univ-paris13.fr

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity : IJPO : an Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity
|March 24, 2009
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Childhood obesity prevalence in France has stabilized between 2000 and 2007. The National Nutrition and Health Program (PNNS) may have contributed to this positive trend in 7-9-year-old children.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Endocrinology
  • Public Health Nutrition
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Global rise in childhood obesity necessitates effective public health interventions.
  • The French National Nutrition and Health Program (PNNS) was launched in 2001 to combat this trend.
  • Monitoring childhood overweight and obesity is crucial for evaluating public health strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess changes in overweight and obesity prevalence among 7-9-year-old French children.
  • To evaluate the impact of the PNNS on childhood body mass status.
  • To compare prevalence data from 2000 and 2007.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study utilizing a 2007 protocol comparable to 2000 data.
  • Random selection of primary schools and classes across 11 French school districts.
  • Standardized measurement of height and weight, with parental lifestyle questionnaires; data analyzed using International Obesity Task Force cut-offs and direct standardization.

Main Results:

  • Overweight prevalence was 15.8% (2.8% obesity) in 2007, versus 18.1% (3.8% obesity) in 2000.
  • The observed differences in prevalence between 2000 and 2007 were not statistically significant.
  • Children of higher socioeconomic status (manager/white collar) had a significantly lower risk of overweight or obesity.

Conclusions:

  • The study indicates a stabilization of overweight and obesity rates in 7-9-year-old French children from 2000 to 2007.
  • The PNNS may have played a role in achieving this stabilization.
  • Socioeconomic factors continue to be associated with childhood body mass status.
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