Dynamics of obesity incidence in children aged 15–17 in the Volga Federal District

The article presents the results of the analysis of the indicators of general and primary obesity in children aged 15–17 in the Volga Federal District for the period from 2014 to 2022. There are trends towards an increase in the indicators of general and newly diagnosed (primary) obesity in children aged 15–17 by 7.9 % and 16.9 %, respectively. According to data for 2022, in the Volga Federal District, the overall incidence of obesity is 14.9 % higher than in the Russian Federation and 4.3 % lower than the primary incidence of obesity. The forecast of the overall and newly diagnosed (primary) incidence of obesity for 2027 compared to 2022 in the Volga Federal District is characterized by a growth trend of 3.3 % and 6.8 %, respectively.