Georgiadis G, Nassis G P
Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, University of Athens, Daphne, Greece.
Eur J Clin Nutr. 2007 Sep;61(9):1072-4. doi: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602619. Epub 2007 Jan 24.
The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Greek school age children and adolescents.
Nationwide representative survey.
Primary and secondary schools all over Greece.
In all, 6448 students (50.4% boys, 49.6% girls) 6-17 years old.
A nationwide multistage procedure was followed to obtain a representative sample of youths. Body mass and height were measured by trained personnel. Data were collected between October 1990 and May 1991.
According to the 12-month-International Obesity Task Force cutoff values, the overall prevalence of overweight was 17.3% (16.9% for boys, 17.6% for girls). The rate of obesity was 3.6% (3.8% for boys, 3.3% for girls). The prevalence of overweight and obesity was decreasing with age in girls (6-9 years: 23.2 and 6.7%, respectively, 10-17 years: 14.8 and 1.6%, respectively). In boys, the prevalence of overweight was higher in 10-17 years (19.3 and 2.7%, for the rate of overweight and obesity, respectively) than in 6-9 years (12.1 and 5.9%, respectively).
The prevalence of overweight and obesity in Greek children and adolescents is comparable to that reported for most European countries.
本研究旨在调查希腊学龄儿童和青少年中超重和肥胖的患病率。
全国代表性调查。
希腊各地的中小学。
共6448名6至17岁的学生（男孩占50.4%，女孩占49.6%）。
采用全国性多阶段程序获取具有代表性的青少年样本。由经过培训的人员测量体重和身高。数据收集于1990年10月至1991年5月期间。
根据国际肥胖特别工作组12个月的临界值，超重的总体患病率为17.3%（男孩为16.9%，女孩为17.6%）。肥胖率为3.6%（男孩为3.8%，女孩为3.3%）。女孩中超重和肥胖的患病率随年龄增长而下降（6至9岁：分别为23.2%和6.7%，10至17岁：分别为14.8%和1.6%）。在男孩中，10至17岁的超重患病率（超重率和肥胖率分别为19.3%和2.7%）高于6至9岁（分别为12.1%和5.9%）。
希腊儿童和青少年中超重和肥胖的患病率与大多数欧洲国家报告的患病率相当。
