Costa Roberto Fernandes da, Cintra Isa de Pádua, Fisberg Mauro
Prefeitura Municipal de Santos, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP.
Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol. 2006 Feb;50(1):60-7. doi: 10.1590/s0004-27302006000100009. Epub 2006 Apr 17.
The aim of this population-based study was to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity in public and private schools of Santos city, Brazil. We evaluated a total of 10,822 children aged 7 to 10 years old. Determination of overweight and obesity was obtained by the 85th and 95th percentiles of BMI for age, respectively, as proposed by CDC in 2000. The overall prevalence rates of overweight and obesity were 15.7% (CI 95%= 15.0% to 16.4%) and 18.0% (17.3% to 18.7%), respectively. The prevalence of overweight was 13.7% (12.6% a 14.8%) in boys and 14.8% (13.7% a 15.9%) in girls of public schools. In private schools, the rates were 17.7% (15.7% to 19.7%) in boys and 22.2% (20.0% to 24.4%) in girls. Obesity was found in 16.9% (15.7% to 18.1%) of the boys and 14.3% (13.2% to 15.4%) of the girls of public schools. In the private schools, 29.8% (27.4% to 32.2%) of the boys and 20.3% (18.2% to 22.4%) of the girls were obese. We concluded that the prevalence of obesity in public and private schools in the city of Santos is higher than other studies conducted in Brazil and in other countries of Latin America. Private schools showed higher prevalence rates of obesity than public schools (p= 0.001).
这项基于人群的研究旨在估算巴西桑托斯市公立和私立学校中超重与肥胖的患病率。我们共评估了10822名7至10岁的儿童。按照美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）2000年提出的标准，分别依据年龄别BMI的第85和第95百分位数来确定超重与肥胖。超重和肥胖的总体患病率分别为15.7%（95%置信区间=15.0%至16.4%）和18.0%（17.3%至18.7%）。公立学校中，男孩超重患病率为13.7%（12.6%至14.8%），女孩为14.8%（13.7%至15.9%）。在私立学校，男孩超重患病率为17.7%（15.7%至19.7%），女孩为22.2%（20.0%至24.4%）。公立学校中，16.9%（15.7%至18.1%）的男孩和14.3%（13.2%至15.4%）的女孩肥胖。在私立学校，29.8%（27.4%至32.2%）的男孩和20.3%（18.2%至22.4%）的女孩肥胖。我们得出结论，桑托斯市公立和私立学校的肥胖患病率高于巴西及拉丁美洲其他国家开展的其他研究。私立学校的肥胖患病率高于公立学校（p=0.001）。
