PMID- 29483604
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20190923
LR  - 20240313
IS  - 2045-2322 (Electronic)
IS  - 2045-2322 (Linking)
VI  - 8
IP  - 1
DP  - 2018 Feb 26
TI  - The prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in children and adolescents 
      from Ukraine.
PG  - 3625
LID - 10.1038/s41598-018-21773-4 [doi]
LID - 3625
AB  - The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of overweight, obesity and 
      underweight in children from Ukraine. A cross-sectional study was performed on 
      data collected from a representative sample of Ukraine children (13,739 children 
      (boys 48%, girls 52%) aged 6.0-18.9 years). The measurement of body weight was 
      performed with medical scales and height was measured using a stadiometer. Based 
      on the results obtained, body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Three criteria 
      were used to define childhood underweight, overweight and obesity: The 
      International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) reference, World Health Organization 
      (WHO) child growth standard and The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention 
      (CDC). The combined prevalence of obesity and overweight among children aged 6-18 
      years old was 12.1%, 17.6%, and 12.6% based on the IOTF reference, WHO growth 
      standard, and the CDC, respectively. Obesity was 2.1%, 4.2%, and 3.6% 
      respectively. Significantly more girls were underweight than boys. Furthermore, a 
      higher prevalence of overweight and obesity was diagnosed in younger that older 
      Ukrainian population.
FAU - Deren, Katarzyna
AU  - Deren K
AD  - Medical Faculty, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland. kderen@ur.edu.pl.
FAU - Nyankovskyy, Serhiy
AU  - Nyankovskyy S
AD  - Pediatrics Department, Danylo Halytsky L'viv National Medical University, L'viv, 
      Ukraine.
FAU - Nyankovska, Olena
AU  - Nyankovska O
AD  - Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Danylo Halytsky L'viv National Medical 
      University, L'viv, Ukraine.
FAU - Luszczki, Edyta
AU  - Luszczki E
AD  - Medical Faculty, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland.
FAU - Wyszynska, Justyna
AU  - Wyszynska J
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5786-6214
AD  - Medical Faculty, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland.
FAU - Sobolewski, Marek
AU  - Sobolewski M
AD  - Faculty of Management, Rzeszow University of Technology, Rzeszow, Poland.
FAU - Mazur, Artur
AU  - Mazur A
AD  - Medical Faculty, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20180226
PL  - England
TA  - Sci Rep
JT  - Scientific reports
JID - 101563288
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Age Factors
MH  - Body Weight/physiology
MH  - Child
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Obesity/*epidemiology
MH  - Overweight/*epidemiology
MH  - Thinness/*epidemiology
MH  - Ukraine/epidemiology
MH  - World Health Organization
PMC - PMC5826931
COIS- The authors declare no competing interests.
EDAT- 2018/02/28 06:00
MHDA- 2019/09/24 06:00
PMCR- 2018/02/26
CRDT- 2018/02/28 06:00
PHST- 2017/10/03 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2018/02/09 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2018/02/28 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2018/02/28 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/09/24 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2018/02/26 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1038/s41598-018-21773-4 [pii]
AID - 21773 [pii]
AID - 10.1038/s41598-018-21773-4 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Sci Rep. 2018 Feb 26;8(1):3625. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-21773-4.