Secular Trends of Underweight, Overweight, and Obesity in Children and Adolescents from Ukraine

Katarzyna Dereń, Justyna Wyszyńska, Serhiy Nyankovskyy, Olena Nyankovska, Marta Yatsula, Edyta Łuszczki, Marek Sobolewski and Artur Mazur
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Katarzyna Dereń: Institute of Health Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland
Justyna Wyszyńska: Institute of Health Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland
Serhiy Nyankovskyy: Institute of Health Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland
Olena Nyankovska: Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Danylo Halytsky L’viv National Medical University, 79010 Lviv, Ukraine
Marta Yatsula: Pediatrics Department #1, Danylo Halytsky L’viv National Medical University, 79010 Lviv, Ukraine
Edyta Łuszczki: Institute of Health Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland
Marek Sobolewski: Faculty of Management, Rzeszow University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland
Artur Mazur: Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 6, 1-10

Abstract: Overweight and obesity, as well as underweight in children and adolescents, pose a significant public health issue. This study aimed to investigate the secular trend of the incidence of underweight, overweight, and obesity in children from Ukraine in 2013/2014 and 2018/2019. The studies were conducted in randomly selected primary and secondary schools in Ukraine. In total, 13,447 children (6468 boys and 6979 girls) participated in the study in 2013/2014 and 18,144 children (8717 boys and 9427 girls) participated in 2018/2019. Measurements of body weight and height were performed in triplicate. Underweight, overweight, and obesity were diagnosed according to the standards of the World Health Organization (WHO). In the group of girls, a significant difference between 2013/2014 and 2018/2019 measurements was found only among 7-year-olds. The percentage of girls at this age exceeding the body mass index (BMI) norm was lower in the 2018/2019 study. In boys, a significant difference was also found in 7-year-olds, and, as in girls, a lower share of overweight and obesity was found in 2018/2019. But for the ages of 12, 13, and 15, the significant differences had a different character—more overweight or obese boys were found in the 2018/2019 study. The proportion of underweight children was similar for the majority of age groups in both genders and did not differ in a statistically significant way.

Keywords: obesity; children; underweight; overweight (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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