In:
Obesity Facts, S. Karger AG, Vol. 5, No. 1 ( 2012), p. 77-90
Abstract:
〈 i 〉 Objective: 〈 /i 〉 The aim of this study was to define body fat percentiles for German children and adolescents aged 3–16 years using the largest German database. 〈 i 〉 Methods: 〈 /i 〉 The study population included 11,632 girls and 11,604 boys. Data were pooled from: i) Kiel Obesity Prevention Study (KOPS), acquisition period: 1996–2008, n = 12,237; ii) ‘Better diet. More exercise. KINDERLEICHT-REGIONS’, acquisition period: 2007, n = 9,405; and iii) examination of Jena schoolchildren, acquisition period: 2005, n = 1,594. Body fat mass was measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis using a population-specific algorithm. Data were weighted to achieve a representative sample for Germany. Percentile curves were constructed by the LMS method and proved by Worm plots and Q-statistic. 〈 i 〉 Results: 〈 /i 〉 In both genders, the higher body fat percentile curves sloped downwards to age 7 years, whereas the lower percentiles declined up to 8.5 years. Thereafter fat mass remained nearly constant with age in boys and increased in girls. The 10th percentile achieved a minimum of 10–11% body fat in both genders, whereas the 90th percentile curve fluctuated between 29 and 44% in boys or 30–43% in girls. The association between fat mass and blood pressure was too weak to define disease-related cut-offs. 〈 i 〉 Conclusion: 〈 /i 〉 These body fat percentiles are suitable reference values for German children and adolescents.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1662-4025
,
1662-4033
Language:
English
Publisher:
S. Karger AG
Publication Date:
2012
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2455819-9
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