Browsing Journal of Health Monitoring by Subject "OBESITY"

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2018-03-15Zeitschriftenartikel

Development of overweight and obesity in children. Results of the KiGGS cohort

Schienkiewitz, Anja; Damerow, Stefan; Mauz, Elvira; Vogelgesang, Felicitas; Kuhnert, Ronny; Schaffrath Rosario, Angelika
2020-05-07Zeitschriftenartikel

Influencing factors of obesity in school-age children and adolescents – A systematic review of the literature in the context of obesity monitoring

Lehmann, Franziska; Varnaccia, Gianni; Zeiher, Johannes; Lange, Cornelia; Jordan, Susanne

Around 15% of children and adolescents in Germany are overweight or obese. To support the planning, implementation and evaluation of preventive activities, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has developed a population-wide ...
2018-03-15Zeitschriftenartikel

Overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Germany. Results of the cross-sectional KiGGS Wave 2 study and trends

Schienkiewitz, Anja; Brettschneider, Anna-Kristin; Damerow, Stefan; Schaffrath Rosario, Angelika

For some time, there have been indications that the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Germany has stabilised at a high level. The second wave of the German Health Interview and Examination ...
2018-09-19Zeitschriftenartikel

Prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Germany. KiGGS Wave 2 results according to international reference systems

Schienkiewitz, Anja; Damerow, Stefan; Schaffrath Rosario, Angelika

In Germany, the reference system according to Kromeyer-Hauschild is usually used to define underweight, overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. International classification systems to describe prevalence are ...