Complications of Childhood Obesity Appear Early

Cardiometabolic risk factors are associated with severity of childhood obesity, especially in boys.

Because severe childhood obesity is a growing public health problem, understanding obesity-associated cardiovascular risk factors has importance for surveillance and interventions. Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1999 to 2012, researchers assessed the prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors according to obesity class in a cross-sectional sample of 8579 children and young adults (age range, 3–19 years) with body-mass index (BMI) >85% of normal. Obesity classes were defined as overweight (BMI 85th to <95th percentile), class I obesity (95th percentile to <120% of the 95th percentile), class II obesity (120% to <140% of the 95th percentile, or BMI ≥35), and class III obesity (≥140% of the 95th perce…

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F. Bruder Stapleton, MD

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Consultant/Advisory BoardCareer Physician

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Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesAmerican Society of Pediatric Nephrology Foundation (Chair)

F. Bruder Stapleton, MD

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardCareer Physician

Editorial BoardsUpToDate

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesAmerican Society of Pediatric Nephrology Foundation (Chair)

Complications of Childhood Obesity Appear Early

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