Childhood Obesity Incidence in the United States: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This systematic review synthesizes the literature on incidence of obesity during childhood.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Excerpta Medica database (EMBASE), and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and used the Web of Science tool in June 2015. Studies were included if they were published in English, presented results from primary or secondary analyses, used data about children in the US, provided obesity incidence data on children 0 to 18 years born after 1970, and did not pertain to clinically defined populations (disease, medication use, etc.). Author(s), study year, study design, location, sample size, age, and obesity incidence estimates were abstracted.

Results

Nineteen studies were included, three of which used nationally

SUBMITTER: Cheung PC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4753627 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature