title: Ethnic differences in extreme obesity.
abstract: 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, Māori, and Pacific Island groups, respectively. These findings warrant remedial action.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, Great King Street, PO Box 913, Dunedin, 9054 New Zealand. ailsa.goulding@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
authors.forename: Ailsa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goulding
authors.forename: Andrea M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: Rachael W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Sheila M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Winsome R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Parnell
authors.forename: Noela
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand / Q000453:epidemiology; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000208:ethnology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012923:Social Class