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Introduction. The early stage of adolescence, between the age of 11 and 14, is accompanied by a great fluctuation of the values of sudden physical growth, of temperament and of personality. Periodical monitoring of somatic indicators and determining the body mass index (BMI) are methods necessary for monitoring the state of health of schoolchildren. Goals. The goal of this study is to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children in middle school within the Bihor–Hajdú-Bihar Euroregion and to compare the obtained results with the results of other studies of this nature. Subjects and methods. The sample group was made up of 934 middle school students from the Bihor–Hajdú-Bihar Euroregion. The method used was anthropometry. The body mass index was calculated in accordance with the BMI reference chart according to age and gender. The results of the measurements were statistically processed with the SPSS program. The descriptive analysis was performed and the differences between the average values were tested with the independent samples t-test. Results. The results of the study have shown increased values of height and weight for both genders, from one grade to the other; for girls higher mean values than for boys. 15.31% of the total number of subjects were overweight and 11.99% were obese, resulting a total percentage of 27.30% of individuals with excess weight. The independent samples t-test: t (933) = -.443, p=0.658, shows that statistically speaking there are no significant differences between the mean BMI values of the subjects from Bihor (M=20.42, SD=4.10, n=474) and the mean BMI values of the subjects from Hajdú-Bihar (M=20.54, SD=4.16, n=460). Conclusions. The prevalence of overweight and obesity in Bihor decreases with age, from 35.5% in 5th grade to 19.5% in 7th grade, after which again it tends to increase. In Hajdú-Bihar this decrease is uninterrupted from 34% in 5th grade to 19% in 8th grade.
Keywords: overweight, obesity, preadolescence, height, weight
