TY - JOUR T1 - Differences in the prevalence of diagnosis of overweight-obesity in Spanish children according to the diagnostic criteria set used JO - Gaceta Sanitaria T2 - AU - Ajejas Bazán,María Julia AU - Jiménez Trujillo,María Isab AU - Wärnberg,Julia AU - Domínguez Fernández,Silvia AU - López de Andrés,Ana AU - Pérez Farinós,Napoleón SN - 02139111 M3 - 10.1016/j.gaceta.2017.07.014 DO - 10.1016/j.gaceta.2017.07.014 UR - https://www.gacetasanitaria.org/es-differences-in-prevalence-diagnosis-overweight-obesity-articulo-S0213911117301942 AB - ObjectiveTo examine relevant differences in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children aged 2-15 years according to different sets of criteria (Orbegozo Foundation, International Obesity Task Force and World Health Organization), and how their use affects the trends in obesity recorded for both sexes between 1995 and 2011 in Spain. MethodCross-sectional study, a population between 2 and 15 years. Three diagnosis criteria of overweight and obesity were be used. ResultsThe boys according to the three criteria, showed higher values of overweight and obesity compared to the girls. The lowest levels of overweight and obesity were observed using the Orbegozo tables. DiscussionThe prevalence of overweight and obesity varies significantly according to the criteria used to define overweight and obesity. The percentiles of the Foundation Orbegozo gave the lowest estimates and the standards of growth of the World Health Organization were higher. ER -