Hoelscher Deanna M, Day R Sue, Lee Eun Sul, Frankowski Ralph F, Kelder Steven H, Ward Jerri L, Scheurer Michael E
Human Nutrition Center, University of Texas-Houston School of Public Health, 1200 Hermann Pressler Drive, W RAS 920, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2004 Jun;94(6):1002-8. doi: 10.2105/ajph.94.6.1002.
We describe results from year 1 of a surveillance system to monitor body mass index in children at the state level.
A sample of 6630 children attending Texas public schools, weighted to represent 4th, 8th, and 11th grades within race/ethnic subpopulations, was assessed. Body mass index was calculated from measured height and weight; demographic information was obtained from a questionnaire.
Prevalence of overweight was 22.4%, 19.2%, and 15.5% for 4th-, 8th-, and 11th-grade students, respectively. Overweight prevalence was highest among Hispanic boys (29.5%-32.6%), fourth-grade Hispanic girls (26.7%), and fourth- and eighth-grade African American girls (30.8% and 23.1%, respectively). Eleventh-grade White/other girls had the lowest prevalence of overweight (5.5%).
These data confirm the increasing prevalence of overweight among US children, especially among Hispanic and African American students compared to White/other students and fourth-grade students relative to 8th- and 11th-grade students.
我们描述了一个监测州级儿童体重指数的监测系统第一年的结果。
对6630名就读于德克萨斯州公立学校的儿童进行了抽样评估，这些样本经过加权以代表不同种族/族裔亚人群中的四年级、八年级和十一年级学生。根据测量的身高和体重计算体重指数；人口统计学信息通过问卷调查获得。
四年级、八年级和十一年级学生的超重患病率分别为22.4%、19.2%和15.5%。超重患病率在西班牙裔男孩中最高（29.5%-32.6%），四年级西班牙裔女孩中为26.7%，四年级和八年级非裔美国女孩中分别为30.8%和23.1%。十一年级白人/其他族裔女孩的超重患病率最低（5.5%）。
这些数据证实了美国儿童中超重患病率的上升，尤其是与白人/其他族裔学生相比，西班牙裔和非裔美国学生中超重患病率更高，且四年级学生相对于八年级和十一年级学生超重患病率更高。
