Singh Akhil Kant, Maheshwari Ankit, Sharma Nidhi, Anand K
Centre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Indian J Pediatr. 2006 Oct;73(10):901-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02859283.
The data on these risk factors in school age population is deficient in India. The present study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of lifestyle associated risk factors for non-communicable diseases in apparently healthy school children in an urban school in Delhi using standard criteria.
The study was carried out among 510 students of classes 9th-12th of a school in New Delhi and in the age group of 12 to 18 years. The students were surveyed through an age appropriate modified GSHS (Global School Based Student Health Survey) self administered questionnaire. Height and Weight were measured using standardized equipment and procedure. The blood pressure was measured using OMRON electronic B.P apparatus which were standardized daily against a mercury sphygmomanometer. The statistical analysis was done using Epinfo ver.3.3 and SPSS ver11.5.
The study documents the inappropriate dietary practices (fast food consumption, low fruit consumption), low physical activity, higher level of experimentation with alcohol and to a lesser extent smoking, high prevalence of obesity and hypertension in the school children. The study also showed an association between BMI, systolic and diastolic blood pressures amongst children and other lifestyle factors.
School based interventions are required to reduce the morbidity associated with non-communicable diseases.
印度缺乏学龄人群中这些风险因素的数据。本研究采用标准标准，对德里一所城市学校表面健康的学童中与生活方式相关的非传染性疾病风险因素的患病率进行评估。
该研究在新德里一所学校9至12年级的510名学生中进行，年龄在12至18岁之间。通过一份适合年龄的改良全球学校学生健康调查（GSHS）自填问卷对学生进行调查。使用标准化设备和程序测量身高和体重。使用欧姆龙电子血压计测量血压，该血压计每天根据汞柱式血压计进行校准。使用Epinfo 3.3版和SPSS 11.5版进行统计分析。
该研究记录了学童中不当的饮食习惯（食用快餐、水果摄入量低）、体育活动不足、饮酒尝试水平较高以及在较小程度上的吸烟、肥胖和高血压的高患病率。该研究还显示了儿童的体重指数、收缩压和舒张压与其他生活方式因素之间的关联。
需要开展以学校为基础的干预措施，以降低与非传染性疾病相关的发病率。
