Recent anthropometric trends among Swedish school children: evidence for decreasing prevalence of overweight in girls

A Sjöberg, L Lissner, K Albertsson‐Wikland… - Acta …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
prevalence of overweight plus obesity in girls decreased from 19.6% to 15.9% (p < 0.01).
Prevalence of … In 1984/1985, prevalence of overweight plus obesity was only 8.6% among girls …

Increasing prevalence of overweight in young schoolchildren in Umeå, Sweden, from 1986 to 2001

S Petersen, C Brulin, E Bergström - Acta paediatrica, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
… the current prevalence and trend of overweight in young schoolchildren in Umeå, Sweden.
… school in 2001 and a matched sample of 507 schoolchildren from grades 0, 1 and 4 (aged 6–…

Obesity in Swedish schoolchildren is increasing in both prevalence and severity

B Werner, L Bodin - Journal of Adolescent Health, 2007 - Elsevier
… The prevalence of childhood overweight has increased in almost all countries for which data
are available. Exceptions are found among schoolchildren … The first survey has decreasing

[PDF][PDF] Decreasing prevalence of atopic dermatitis in Swedish schoolchildren: three repeated population-based surveys

M af Klinteberg, A Winberg, M Andersson… - British Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
… • This study provides current data on the prevalence of AD in Swedish … a decreasing trend
in prevalence of AD among 8-year-old schoolchildren in the northernmost county of Sweden. …

Trends in overweight and obesity in Swedish schoolchildren 1999–2005: has the epidemic reached a plateau?

L Lissner, A Sohlström, E Sundblom… - Obesity …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
… Unfortunately, these regional and local efforts, while possibly contributing to the recent
plateau, have not been sufficient to decrease prevalence to levels previously observed in the …

Stable prevalence of obesity in Swedish schoolchildren from 2008 to 2013 but widening socio‐economic gap in girls

L Moraeus, L Lissner, A Sjöberg - Acta paediatrica, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
… 5-year trends of weight status in primary school children in West Sweden, we found that,
overall, … However, in girls, the prevalence of normal weight decreased in parallel with increasing …

Decreasing prevalence of salivary lactobacilli in Swedish schoolchildren 1987–1998

A Nylander, I Kumlin, M Martinsson… - European Journal of …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
… In conclusion, the prevalence of salivary lactobacilli decreased during the last decade in
Swedish schoolchildren along with a decline in the number of manifest lesions and restorations. …

Changes in prevalence and severity of asthma among schoolchildren in a Swedish district between 1985 and 1995

L Bråbäck, J Appelberg, U Jansson… - Acta …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Decreasing hospital admissions for asthma among schoolchildren in Sweden have been
related to an increase in … In 1985, a prevalence study of asthma was performed among all the …

Mild mental retardation in Swedish school children: Prevalence

B Hagberg, G Hagberg, A Lewerth… - Acta …, 1981 - Wiley Online Library
decreased prevalence of MMR. Our series, deriving from the second largest town in Sweden,
… Such populations are known to have a lower prevalence of MMR than rural ones (13). The …

Is the prevalence of overweight and obesity declining among 4‐year‐old Swedish children?

E Bergström, HK Blomquist - Acta paediatrica, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
… Among girls, there was also a decrease in obesity prevalence (ISO BMI > 30) … -school
children living in northern Sweden demonstrates a decline in overweight and obesity prevalence