Barron, Carol, Comiskey, Catherine and Saris, A. Jamie (2009) Prevalence Rates and Comparisons of Obesity Levels in Ireland. British Journal of Nursing, 18 (13). pp. 799-803. ISSN 0966-0461
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Abstract
This article compares the prevalence of the overweight and obesity
levels in Irish school children aged 4–13 years from data collected by
one of the authors in 2007, with data collected from a previous Irish
study in 2002 by Whelton et al (2007). Both data sets were analyzed
using the International Obesity Taskforse (IOTF) international cut-off
points for body mass index (BMI). From the data collected in 2007 the
overall prevalence of the overweight was 17.8% and the rate of obesity
was 6.8%. The prevalence of the overweight and obese was 24.6%. No
correlation was found between gender and BMI, however a positive and
significant correlation was observed between age and BMI, indicating
that as age increased so too did BMI (R = 0.35, p < 0.001). Comparing
results with data from 2002 (Whelton et al, 2007), no statistically
significant changes in the proportions of overweight and obese children
were observed within this age group in the 5-year period from 2002 to
2007. While the results of our data suggest that rates of being overweight
or obese among Irish children in this age group may be stabilizing,
larger and preferably longitudinal Irish studies are required if this
assertion is to be fully validated in the Irish context.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Body mass index; Children; Financial implications; Health risks of obesity; Ireland; Obesity; Overweight; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Anthropology |
Item ID: | 9137 |
Depositing User: | Dr. A. Jamie Saris |
Date Deposited: | 09 Jan 2018 15:45 |
Journal or Publication Title: | British Journal of Nursing |
Publisher: | Mark Allen Healthcare |
Refereed: | Yes |
URI: | https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/9137 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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