title: Decreasing prevalence of obesity in primary schoolchildren.
abstract: The prevalence of obesity in a cohort of Scottish primary schoolchildren was assessed and compared with previous cohorts taken from the same geographical area. The prevalence of obesity has declined over the three time periods studied, from 14.7% to 10.2%. Body mass index (BMI) centiles and BMI standard deviation scores have also declined considerably over time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Child Health, Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital, Aberdeen, UK. r.mitchell@hrsu.mrc.ac.uk
authors.forename: Rod Thomas
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Catherine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: McDougall
authors.forename: Jacqueline E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Crum
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D050177:Overweight; D015995:Prevalence; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology