Prevalence of Obesity and Trends in Body Mass Index Among US Children and Adolescents, 1999-2010
JAMAPublished 18 January 2012Open access
Cynthia L. Ogden, Margaret D. Carroll, Brian K. Kit, Katherine M. Flegal
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The most recent estimates of obesity prevalence in US children and adolescents for 2009-2010 are presented and trend analyses over a 12-year period indicated a significant increase in obesity prevalence between 1999-2000 and 2009- 2010 in males aged 2 through 19 years but not in females.
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In 2009-2010, the prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents was 16.9%; this was not changed compared with 2007-2008.
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