Body Fat Percentiles for German Children and Adolescents

Body Fat Percentiles for German Children and Adolescents

Objective: 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. Methods: The study population included 11,632 girls and 11,604 boys. Data were pooled from: i) Kiel Obesity Prevention Study (KOPS), acquisition...

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Published in:Obesity facts Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 77 - 90
Main Authors: Plachta-Danielzik, Sandra, Gehrke, Marie Isabel, Kehden, Britta, Kromeyer-Hauschild, Katrin, Grillenberger, Monika, Willhöft, Corinna, Bosy-Westphal, Anja, Müller, Manfred J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Basel, Switzerland 2012
Subjects:
Adipose Tissue
Adolescent
Age Factors
Algorithms
Blood Pressure
Body Composition
Child
Child, Preschool
Electric Impedance
Female
Germany - epidemiology
Humans
Male
Obesity - diagnosis
Obesity - epidemiology
Original Article
Reference Values
Sex Factors
Statistical Distributions
Germany
Percentiles
Children
Adolescents
Fat mass
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Summary:Objective: 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. Methods: 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. Results: 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. Conclusion: These body fat percentiles are suitable reference values for German children and adolescents.
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ISSN:1662-4025
1662-4033
DOI:10.1159/000336780