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. 2005 Apr;94(4):496-8.
doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2005.tb01923.x.

Alarming prevalences of overweight and obesity for children of Turkish, Moroccan and Dutch origin in The Netherlands according to international standards

A Miranda Fredriks  1 , Stef Van Buuren, Remy A Hira Sing, Jan Maarten Wit, S Pauline Verloove-Vanhorick
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Alarming prevalences of overweight and obesity for children of Turkish, Moroccan and Dutch origin in The Netherlands according to international standards

A Miranda Fredriks et al. Acta Paediatr. 2005 Apr.

Abstract

Aim: Prevalences of overweight in The Netherlands, defined by international cut-off points, are presented in 14 500 children of Dutch origin, 2904 of Turkish and 2855 of Moroccan origin, aged 0-21 y.

Results: The mean prevalence for Turkish boys and girls was 23.4% and 30.2%, for Moroccans 15.8% and 24.5%, for Dutch youths in large cities 12.6% and 16.5%, and for other Dutch participants 8.7% and 11.3%, respectively.

Conclusion: The development of adequate prevention strategies is urgently needed.

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