Weight status among Iranian adolescents: Comparison of four different criteria.

However, the importance of obesity and overweight among children has not been accentuated as much until recently.[ 24 ] Overweight children and adolescents are at greater risk of being overweight as adults, and adults who are overweight are at higher risk of numerous health problems including hypertension, coronary heart disease, gallbladder disease, non-insulin dependent diabetes, and some forms of cancer.[ 25 ] In Iran, an increasing trend in the prevalence of obesity has recently been documented in Iranian youth[ 26 ] and adults.[ 9 ] Also, it has been reported that the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Iranian children is comparable to those in the western countries.[ 27 ] A high prevalence of the hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype among Iranian children has also been documented,[ 28 ] which could make them susceptible to cluster metabolic abnormalities.

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