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Article: Global epidemics of childhood obesity is hitting a 'less industrialized' corner in Asia: A case study in Macao
Title | Global epidemics of childhood obesity is hitting a 'less industrialized' corner in Asia: A case study in Macao |
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Keywords | Children Obesity Adolescents Anthropometry Cardio-metabolic risks China Macao |
Issue Date | 2011 |
Citation | International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, 2011, v. 6, n. 2 -2 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Childhood obesity prevalence amongst children is rising virtually in all countries with rapid acceleration in major cities in China. A cross-sectional study was conducted amongst 2,015 primary and secondary students in Macao to investigate the nutritional status and analyzed for the relationship of overweight and other cardio-metabolic risk factors. Subjects were randomly selected in proportion to the gender and age of the population. A total of 26.4% of boys and 13.9% of girls were overweight or obese with the highest prevalence around 40% among boys aged 9-12 and girls aged 10 and 11. Some 18.1% of boys and 20.4% of girls were found to have borderline LDL levels; a further 9.3% and 10.4% were found to have high-risk, respectively. For those students with overweight and obesity, a significant higher proportion of them had cardio-metabolic risk factors. Based on this evidence, there is a concern that obesity and its associated co-morbidity could reach epidemic proportions in the 'less industrialized' cities of China. © 2011 Informa Healthcare. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/237363 |
ISSN | 2013 Impact Factor: 3.025 |
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dc.contributor.author | Lee, Albert | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ho, Mandy M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Keung, Vera M W | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-04T04:37:46Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-04T04:37:46Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, 2011, v. 6, n. 2 -2 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1747-7166 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/237363 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Childhood obesity prevalence amongst children is rising virtually in all countries with rapid acceleration in major cities in China. A cross-sectional study was conducted amongst 2,015 primary and secondary students in Macao to investigate the nutritional status and analyzed for the relationship of overweight and other cardio-metabolic risk factors. Subjects were randomly selected in proportion to the gender and age of the population. A total of 26.4% of boys and 13.9% of girls were overweight or obese with the highest prevalence around 40% among boys aged 9-12 and girls aged 10 and 11. Some 18.1% of boys and 20.4% of girls were found to have borderline LDL levels; a further 9.3% and 10.4% were found to have high-risk, respectively. For those students with overweight and obesity, a significant higher proportion of them had cardio-metabolic risk factors. Based on this evidence, there is a concern that obesity and its associated co-morbidity could reach epidemic proportions in the 'less industrialized' cities of China. © 2011 Informa Healthcare. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Pediatric Obesity | - |
dc.subject | Children | - |
dc.subject | Obesity | - |
dc.subject | Adolescents | - |
dc.subject | Anthropometry | - |
dc.subject | Cardio-metabolic risks | - |
dc.subject | China Macao | - |
dc.title | Global epidemics of childhood obesity is hitting a 'less industrialized' corner in Asia: A case study in Macao | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3109/17477166.2011.575150 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 21649474 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-79960009466 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 6 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 -2 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | null | - |
dc.identifier.epage | null | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1747-7174 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000292704500030 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1747-7166 | - |