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Table 1 Study characteristics of included studies for comparison of prevalence numbers/means

From: Cardiometabolic risk variables in overweight and obese children: a worldwide comparison

Country

AuthorRef

N

Patient characteristics

Study nature

Data

BMI (kg/m2)/Z-BMI

The Netherlands

Van Vliet et al.[34]

95

Dutch native, Turkish, Moroccan and Other subgroups, 3-18y

Clinical

Prevalence/mean

27.7 ± 5.9/2.8 ± 0.5

Italy1

Invitti et al.[27]

588

6-16y

Clinical

Prevalence/mean

33.9 ± 5.5

France

Druet et al.[36]

308

7-17y

Clinical

Prevalence/mean

28 (24.4-32.3)

Spain

Lopez-Capape et al.[37]

429

4-18y Caucasian and Hispanic

Clinical

Prevalence/mean

27.3 ± 3.5

Turkey1

Atabek et al.[38]

169

7-18y

Clinical

Prevalence/mean

27.2 ± 3.6

Turkey2

Sen et al.[20]

352

2-19y

Clinical

Prevalence/mean

29.1 ± 4.3

USA

Dhuper et al.[18]

576

3-19y, mainly black cohort

Population

Prevalence/mean

33.2 ± 7.6

USA

Davis et al.[39]

102

7-18y, rural Georgia, black and white mixed

Population

Prevalence/mean

27.6 ± 5.2

Dominican Republic

Sherry et al.[40]

193

2-20y

Clinical

Prevalence/mean

31.3/2.6

Germany

Reinehr et al.[19]

463

4-17y

Clinical?

Prevalence/mean

27.1 (24.5-29.9)/2.36

Central Europe (Germany/Switserland/Austria)

Allemand et al.[14]

25473

1-20y

Clinical

Prevalence

>29.4/2.32

Norway

Kolsgaard et al.[33]

120

Norwegian, native subgroup, 6-17y

Clinical?

mean

28.1 (25.5-31.0)/2.1 ± 0.3

China

Li et al.[41]

620

7-18 yrs

Population

mean

>p85

Belgium

Beauloye et al.[16]

104

8-18 yrs

Clinical

mean

30.2 ± 0.5/2.8 ± 0.7

Japan

Islam et al.[17]

471

7-15y

Annual health examination

Mean

25.7 ± 2.4

   

4.5-18.2y

  

25.7 ± 2.4

Poland, Greece, Italy2, France, Hungary

Bokor et al.[42]

90

Polish

Clinical

mean

30.8 ± 4.9

  

145

Greek

  

30.1 ± 4.9

  

274

Italian

  

26.8 ± 3.6

  

283

French

  

37.7 ± 5.9

  

449

Hungarian

  

31.1 ± 4.8

  1. Data regarding BMI and Z-BMI are shown as mean ± SD or median (interquartile range)