Trends and prevalence of overweight and obesity in primary school aged children in the Republic of Ireland from 2002-2012: a systematic review.

BMC Public Health · 2014 · PMC4197331 · PMID 25312652

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a significant trendp=0.04actually significant

Within the included studies, a significant trend over time was observed for obesity rates in girls in all included studies (p=0.04) but not in boys (p=0.2).

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a borderline significant trendp=0.05actually significant

No significant trend over time was observed for the national (p=0.09) studies and a borderline significant trend over time was observed for the regional studies (p=0.05).

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a clear trendno p-value reported

A greater time period may be required to observe a clear trend in prevalence rates, especially when comparing studies with different sample sizes, age ranges and using varying methods.

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