Overweight in children in Suriname

PACO3 conference ArubaHon. Dr M. Blokland

Minister of Health Suriname

  2006 2010Male 2.4 5Female 3.3 3     Urban 3.1 4.3Rural 3.8 4.9Interior 0.9 2.2     Mothers Education Primary 1.9 2.4Mothers Education secondary + 3.6 5     Wealth index poorest 2 3.1Wealth index richest 4.8 5.6     Nationwide 2.8 4

Prevalence overweight in children under 5 years of age (% >+2SD weight for age)Source MICS surveys 2006, 2010

04/18/23 4

04/18/23 5

04/18/23 6

Cardiovascular Risk Factors Survey coastal districts (n= 1654), 2001 , 

CVRFO, 2001 13

Cardiovascular risk factors by ethnic group

1311

18 192222

17 17

4137 39

32

71 70

7571

32 3227

30

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

mixed black east indian javanese

%

chol > 6.0

BMI > 30

waist/hip >0.8-0.9

no exercise

smoking

Dr. Marja van Eer

18-55 years