|
Study
|
Data collection year(s)
|
Sample size
|
Age range
|
Prevalence of overweight
|
Prevalence of obesity (including morbid obesity)
|
Prevalence of overweight and obesity
|
|---|
| | | | |
Boys (%)
|
Girls (%)
|
Total (%)
|
Boys (%)
|
Girls (%)
|
Total (%)
|
Boys (%)
|
Girls (%)
|
Total (%)
|
|---|
|
Nationally based data
|
|
Whelton et al.* [21]
|
2001-2002
|
14036
|
4-13
|
17%
|
21%
|
19%
|
6%
|
8%
|
7%
|
23%
|
29%
|
26%
|
|
O’Neill et al. [22]
|
2003-2004
|
596
|
5-12
|
15%
|
20%
|
17%
|
4%
|
9%
|
7%
|
19%
|
29%
|
24%
|
|
Layte & McCrory [23]
|
2007-2008
|
8136
|
9.0-9.9
|
17%
|
22%
|
19%
|
5%
|
8%
|
7%
|
22%
|
30%
|
26%
|
|
Heavey et al. [13]
|
2008
|
2420
|
7.0-7.9
|
13%
|
19%
|
16%
|
5%
|
8%
|
7%
|
18%
|
27%
|
23%
|
|
Heinen et al.^^ [14]
|
2010
|
1011
|
7.0-7.7
|
14%
|
20%
|
17%
|
4%
|
5%
|
4%
|
18%
|
24%
|
21%
|
|
Heinen et al.^^ [14]
|
2012
|
1002
|
7.0-7.7
|
14%
|
17%
|
15%
|
3%
|
5%
|
4%
|
17%
|
22%
|
20%
|
|
Regionally based data
|
|
McMaster et al., 2005 [24]
|
2001-2002
|
328
|
4.2-7.9
|
16%
|
18%
|
17%
|
9%
|
8%
|
9%
|
25%
|
26%
|
25%
|
|
Harrison et al.^ [25]
|
2003
|
312
|
9-11
|
27%
|
24%
|
26%
|
7%
|
9%
|
8%
|
34%
|
33%
|
34%
|
|
Evans et al. [26]
|
2004-2007
|
3493
|
6.0-6.9
|
17%
|
22%
|
19%
|
6%
|
9%
|
8%
|
23%
|
31%
|
27%
|
|
Barron et al. [27]
|
2007
|
969
|
4.5-13.5
|
18%
|
18%
|
18%
|
7%
|
7%
|
7%
|
24%
|
25%
|
25%
|
|
Murrin et al. [28]
|
2007-2008
|
529
|
5-7
|
19%
|
23%
|
21%
|
7%
|
8%
|
7%
|
25%
|
30%
|
28%
|
|
Belton et al.^ [30]
|
2008
|
301
|
6-9
|
14%
|
15%
|
15%
|
6%
|
6%
|
6%
|
20%
|
21%
|
21%
|
|
Fitzgerald^ [31]
|
2008-2009
|
204
|
9-12.9
|
14%
|
24%
|
17%
|
9%
|
2%
|
5%
|
22%
|
26%
|
24%
|
|
HSE Meath, 2009 (unpublished observations)*
|
2009
|
1468
|
11-13
|
17%
|
20%
|
19%
|
4%
|
7%
|
6%
|
22%
|
28%
|
25%
|
|
Hollywood et al. [32]
|
2009
|
537
|
4-12
|
15%
|
23%
|
19%
|
12%
|
10%
|
11%
|
27%
|
33%
|
30%
|
|
Keane et al. (unpublished observations)*
|
2012-2013
|
1068
|
8-11
|
20%
|
21%
|
20%
|
4%
|
7%
|
5%
|
24%
|
28%
|
25%
|
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#all prevalence estimates are rounded to the nearest whole number, as a result some numbers may appear not to add but this is due to rounding up or down of prevalence estimates, ^author of study contacted and asked to provide prevalence rates for overweight and obesity using IOTF definitions, ^^due to the complexity of the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance programme data, only prevalence estimates from the 7 year olds is presented in this current review, *EK conducted the analysis to obtain prevalence estimates of overweight and obesity using IOTF definitions.
