Changes in Body Weight and Risk Factors for Overweight and Obesity in 5-6-Year-Old Children Attending School in Geneva.

The prevalence of obesity and overweight in children is increasing in industrialized countries. Monitoring the evolution of these phenomena is essential for understanding prevention and health promotion programs. This study aims to present the analysis of anthropometric data collected by school nurses from the School Health Service of Geneva (Service de santé de l'enfance et de la jeunesse) for children aged 5 to 6 years during the 2021-2022 school year, as well as describe the trends in overweight and obesity from 2003-2004 to 2021-2022.

Overweight and obesity in 5- to 6-year-old schoolchildren in Switzerland from 2003 to 2018.

Aims Of The Study: Overweight and obesity in children and the harmful health consequences of these conditions throughout the course of their lives is a growing, worldwide public health problem. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the evolution of the prevalence of being overweight and obese among 5- to 6-year-old schoolchildren in Geneva from 2003 to 2018, and to compare it to other areas of Switzerland.

Methods: A cross-sectional study at nine points in time, conducted in public schools from 2003–2004 to 2017–2018.

Sociodemographic and Economic Determinants of Overweight and Obesity for Public-school Children in Geneva State, Switzerland: A Cross-sectional Study.

Background: Obesity among children and adolescents is a growing public health problem. The purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence, socioeconomic and demographic determinants of overweight and obesity in schoolchildren from Geneva.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was undertaken at the Public School of Geneva canton in Switzerland.

[Prescribing physical activity to reluctant adolescents: why, how and for what benefits?].

Family doctors often face requests to exempt adolescents from physical education classes. Knowledge of the goals of physical education in compulsory and post-compulsory education can help the practitioner discuss this important subject and its physical and mental health implications. In Geneva, an innovative programme called "EPI" (individualised physical activity at the secondary school level) has been developed and doctors can refer adolescents who otherwise would not be able to participate in conventional gym classes.

Evolution of overweight and obesity among elementary school children in Geneva.

Questions Under Study: In view of the alarming trend in childhood obesity (O) and overweight (OW) observed in certain countries, the aim of the study is to measure the prevalence of O and OW in successive cohorts of elementary school children in Geneva.

Methods: All 5-6-year-old children attending public schools in the Canton of Geneva were measured and weighed during a systematic health check at school from 2003 to 2008. BMI was calculated and plotted on standardised BMI for age tables, using Cole's and Kromeyer's references.