Novikova V.P.1, Gritsinskaya V.L.1, Klikunova K.A.1
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses make up analytical foundation for the evidence based medicine. They are an important factor for taking decisions at different healthcare levels: from a practicing doctor to medical service authorities while choosing the most efficacious ways of treatment and rational diseases prevention. Over the last 30 years (beginning from 80-90s of the last century) the number of overweight and obese children in the world has increased by 2-3 times in both developed and developing countries. Epidemiological situation of prevalence of obesity in Russia is similar to that of other European countries. In Russia on average overweight in boys was found in 11.02% of cases including obesity – in 2.5% of boys, in girls correspondingly, it was found in 7.7% and 1.6%. However, these data vary in different regions of Russia and the world.
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