Secular trends in height and weight among children and adolescents of the Seychelles, 1956-2006

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Titre
Secular trends in height and weight among children and adolescents of the Seychelles, 1956-2006
Titre de la conférence
16th European Congress on Obesity (ECO), Geneva, Switzerland, 14-17 May 2008
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Marques-Vidal  P, Madeleine  G, Romain  S, Bovet  P
ISBN
0307-0565
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2008
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
32
Série
International Journal of Obesity
Pages
S212-S212
Langue
anglais
Résumé
Background: Few data is available on long-term secular trends in height and weight in children in countries in transition. We assessed the secular trends in height and weight among representative samples of children and adolescents from the Seychelles (African region).
Methods: Weight and height data from all students of all schools in four selected school grades (kindergarten, 4th, 7th and 10th years) were collected by cross-sectional surveys for periods 1998-9 (3,676 boys, 3,715 girls) and 2005-6 (4,867 boys, 4,846 girls). Data from 1956-7 was extracted from a previously published report.
Results: Height increased, in boys, by 1.6 cm/decade for the period 1956-7 to 1998- 9, and 1.1 cm/decade for the period 1998-8 to 2005-6; in girls, the corresponding figures were 0.9 cm/decade and 1.8 cm/decade. At age 15.5 years, boys/girls were taller by 10/13 cm in 2005-6 than in 1956-7. Weight increased, in boys, by 1.4 kg/decade for the period 1956-7 to 1998-9, and by 2.2 kg/decade for the subsequent period; the corresponding figures in girls were 1.1 kg/decade and 2.5 kg/decade.
Conclusion: Marked upward secular trends in body height and weight were documented in children and adolescents aged <16 years in the Seychelles, consistent with large changes in socio-economic and nutritional indicators in the considered 50- year interval. However, indirect evidence suggests that the secular height gain reflects accelerated growth during childhood over time with less than commensurate impact on adult height. Conversely, the largely steeper secular increase in weight than height is consistent with a pediatric obesity epidemic.
Mots-clé
Child, Adolescent, Body Height, Body Weight, Seychelles
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Open Access
Oui
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04/03/2009 16:09
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20/08/2019 13:17
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