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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Prevalence and characteristics of overweight and obesity in indigenous Australian children: a systematic review |
Author: | Dyer, S. Gomersall, J. Smithers, L. Davy, C. Coleman, D. Street, J. |
Citation: | Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2017; 57(7):1365-1376 |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Issue Date: | 2017 |
ISSN: | 1549-7852 1549-7852 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Suzanne Marie Dyer, Judith Streak Gomersall, Lisa Gaye Smithers, Carol Davy, Dylan T Coleman, Jackie Mary Street |
Abstract: | Evidence-based profiling of obesity and overweight in Indigenous Australian children has been poor. This study systematically reviewed evidence of the prevalence and patterns of obesity/overweight, with respect to gender, age, remoteness and birth weight, in Indigenous Australian children, 0-18 years (PROSPERO CRD42014007626). Study quality and risk of bias were assessed. 25 publications (21 studies) met inclusion criteria, with large variations in prevalence for obesity or overweight (11% to 54%) reported. A high degree of heterogeneity in study design was observed, few studies (6/21) were representative of the target population, and few appropriately recruited Indigenous children (8/21). Variability in study design, conduct and small sample sizes mean that it is not possible to derive a single estimate for prevalence although two highquality studies indicate at least one in four Indigenous Australian children are overweight or obese. Four of six studies reporting on gender, found overweight/obesity higher in girls and eight studies reporting on overweight/obesity by age suggest prevalence increases with age with one high quality large national study reporting total overweight/obesity as 22.4% of children aged 2-4 years, 27.5% of those aged 5-9, 38.5% aged 10-14 and 36.3% aged 15-17. Three of four studies, reporting obesity/overweight by region, found lower rates for children living in more remote areas than urban areas. |
Keywords: | Obesity; overweight; indigenous; children; adolescents; Australia |
Description: | Accepted author version posted online: 17 Jun 2015 |
Rights: | © 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC |
DOI: | 10.1080/10408398.2014.991816 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/565501 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2014.991816 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 7 Public Health publications |
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