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2011-10-14Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.1159/000333428
Indicators of Overweight and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among 11- to 17-Year-Old Boys and Girls in Germany
dc.contributor.authorKleiser, Christina
dc.contributor.authorSchienkiewitz, Anja
dc.contributor.authorRosario, Angelika Schaffrath
dc.contributor.authorPrinz-Langenohl, Reinhild
dc.contributor.authorScheidt-Nave, Christa
dc.contributor.authorMensink, Gert
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-07T15:03:29Z
dc.date.available2018-05-07T15:03:29Z
dc.date.created2012-01-05
dc.date.issued2011-10-14none
dc.identifier.otherhttp://edoc.rki.de/oa/articles/reOEVk2pkMYKk/PDF/27cRcss1bPn0U.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/1022
dc.description.abstractObjective: We analyzed the magnitude of the association between cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and various measures of overweight among adolescents, to determine which indicator of overweight is most relevant for risk assessment. Methods: 5,546 boys and girls aged 11–17 years participating in the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) were studied. Overweight was assumed when different anthropometric variables exceeded age- and sex-specific 90th percentiles. Blood pressure was measured and blood samples were analyzed for serum total cholesterol, lipoproteins, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c). Results: In both sexes, overweight was significantly associated with adverse levels of CVD risk factors, except HbA1c. These associations were most pronounced for overweight as defined by waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), or BMI. Between 11% and 37% of the overweight children exceeded the defined cut-offs for individual CVD risk factors, with age- and puberty-adjusted significant odds ratios (95% confidence interval (CI)) in comparison to normal-weight age mates ranging from 1.7 (1.0–3.0) to 6.1 (4.5–8.2). Conclusions: The findings of this population-based survey suggest that, among adolescents, WC, WHtR, and BMI are easily applicable measures of overweight that appear to be relevant for CVD risk assessment.eng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsberichterstattung
dc.subjectEpidemiologyeng
dc.subjectAdolescenteng
dc.subjectOverweighteng
dc.subjectKiGGSeng
dc.subjectBlood pressureeng
dc.subjectCholesteroleng
dc.subjectC-reactive proteineng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin
dc.titleIndicators of Overweight and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among 11- to 17-Year-Old Boys and Girls in Germany
dc.typeperiodicalPart
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0257-10017155
dc.identifier.doi10.1159/000333428
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/947
local.edoc.container-titleObesity Facts
local.edoc.container-textKleiser, C., Schienkiewitz, A., Schaffrath Rosario, A., Prinz-Langenohl, R., Scheidt-Nave, C., Mensink, G.B.M. Indicators of overweight and cardiovascular disease risk factors among 11- to 17-year-old boys and girls in Germany (2011) Obesity Facts, 4 (5), pp. 379-385.
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local.edoc.container-volume4
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