James Philip T
International Obesity Task Force, London, UK.
Clin Dermatol. 2004 Jul-Aug;22(4):276-80. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2004.01.010.
Over the last decade, the prevalence of obesity in Western and Westernizing countries has more than doubled. A standardized classification of overweight and obesity, based on the body mass index now allows a comparison of prevalence rates worldwide for the first time. In children, the International Obesity Taskforce age, sex, and BMI specific cut-off points are increasingly being used. BMI data are being evaluated as part of a new analysis of the Global Burden of Disease. Prevalence rates for overweight and obese people are very different in each region with the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe and North American having higher prevalence rates. Obesity is usually now associated with poverty even in developing countries. Relatively new data suggest that abdominal obesity in adults, with its associated enhanced morbidity, occurs particularly in those who had lower birth weights and early childhood stunting.
在过去十年中，西方及正走向西方化的国家里，肥胖症的患病率增长了一倍多。基于体重指数的超重和肥胖标准化分类，首次使得全球患病率得以比较。在儿童中，国际肥胖问题工作组按年龄、性别和体重指数设定的特定临界点正得到越来越广泛的应用。体重指数数据正作为全球疾病负担新分析的一部分进行评估。超重和肥胖人群的患病率在各地区差异很大，中东、中欧和东欧以及北美地区的患病率较高。如今，即使在发展中国家，肥胖通常也与贫困相关。相对较新的数据表明，成人腹部肥胖及其相关的更高发病率，尤其在那些出生体重较低和幼儿期发育迟缓的人群中出现。
