Trends in abdominal obesity in young people: United States 1988-2002.

To determine the prevalence and trends of abdominal obesity from 1988-1994 to 1999-2002 in American White, Black, and Hispanic youths.Data (N = 5020) from the 1988-1994 and 1999-2002 US National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys were used for this analysis. Abdominal obesity was defined as sex-specific values > or = 95th percentile for waist circumference. Prevalence of abdominal obesity was compared across study periods, race/ ethnicity,...