RESUMO

A nationwide representative survey of New Zealand schoolchildren showed a 2.7% incidence of extreme obesity (versus 4% in the United States) but revealed worrying ethnic differences in prevalence. Prevalence percentages (95% CI) were 0.8 (0.4 to 1.9), 5.1 (3.6 to 7.1), and 10.9 (8.9 to 13.3) in New Zealand European, Maori, and Pacific Island groups, respectively. These findings warrant remedial action.

Assuntos

Obesidade Mórbida/etnologia , Adolescente , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Estudos Transversais , Etnicidade/estatística & dados numéricos , Feminino , Inquéritos Epidemiológicos , Humanos , Masculino , Nova Zelândia/epidemiologia , Prevalência , Classe Social