Severe obesity in children and adolescents: implications for treatment. J Ark Med Soc 2005 Sep;102(3):91-3
Date
09/28/2005Pubmed ID
16184814Scopus ID
2-s2.0-27744530844 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 1 CitationAbstract
The prevalence of clinically severe obesity in adults has been rising rapidly. We completed a needs assessment that examined the prevalence of severe obesity in a tertiary pediatric weight management clinic. The Arkansas Children's Hospital (ACH) Fitness Clinic, a specialty clinic treating overweight children and adolescents, is offered in partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Child and Adolescent Bariatrics Center. Our hypothesis is that the ACH Fitness Clinic has a large proportion of severely overweight children and that these patients are in need of more aggressive adjuvant therapies to improve their health status. The study reported here is part of an ongoing feasibility study regarding the need for pharmacologic and surgical options for Fitness patients who are morbidly overweight and are not responding well to a behavior treatment program alone. Of the 701 overweight (BMI >95th percentile for age and gender) children and adolescents seen in Fitness Clinic over a 29-month period, 72% had a Body Mass Index (BMI) >35, which is considered severe obesity in adults.
Author List
Young KL, Kokoska E, Simpson P, Peck D, Goel R, Wheeler JGAuthor
Pippa M. Simpson PhD Adjunct Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Arkansas
Behavior Therapy
Body Mass Index
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Life Style
Male
Obesity, Morbid
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome
