79711 20210902121602.0 doi 10.1038/s41390-019-0325-8 sideral 111269 ART-2020-111269 eng Cadenas-Sanchez, C. Prevalence of severe/morbid obesity and other weight status and anthropometric reference standards in Spanish preschool children: The PREFIT project 2020 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Background: Childhood obesity has become a major health problem in children under the age of 5 years. Providing reference standards would help paediatricians to detect and/or prevent health problems related to both low and high levels of body mass and to central adiposity later in life. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of different weight status categories and to provide sex- and age-specific anthropometry reference standards for Spanish preschool children. Methods: A total of 3178 preschool children (4.59±0.87 years old) participated in this study. Prevalence of different degrees of obesity (mild, severe, and morbid) and other weight status categories were determined. Results: Reference standards were obtained. Prevalence of overweight and obese preschool children in the Spanish population ranged from 21.4 to 34.8%. Specifically, the obesity prevalence was 3.5, 1.2, and 1.3% of these subjects were categorized as mild, severe, and morbid obese. Sex- and age-specific reference standards for anthropometric parameters are provided for every 0.25 years (i.e. every trimester of life). Conclusion: Our results show a high prevalence of overweight/obese preschoolers. The provided sex- and age-specific anthropometric reference standards could help paediatricians to track and monitor anthropometric changes at this early stage in order to prevent overweight/obesity. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MEC/FPU13-04365 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/BES-2014-068829 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/FPU13-03137 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/FPU15-05337 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/RYC-2011-09011 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/RYC-2014-16390 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess All rights reserved http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 3.756 2020 PEDIATRICS 17 / 129 = 0.132 2020 Q1 T1 1.056 2020 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2020 Q1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Intemann, T. Labayen, I. Artero, E.G. Alvarez-Bueno, C. Sanchis-Moysi, J. Benito, P.J. Beltran-Valls, M.R. Pérez-Bey, A. Sanchez-Delgado, G. Palou, P. Vicente-Rodríguez, G. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-4303-4097 Moreno, L.A. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-0454-653X Ortega, F.B. 1006 255 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Enfermería 1006 245 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Educación Física y Depor. 87, 3 (2020), 501-510 Pediatr. res. Pediatric research 0031-3998 593400 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/79711/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 11001 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/79711/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:79711 articulos driver 2021-09-02-08:35:19 ARTICLE