学龄儿童中高危肥胖群体与低社会经济地位之间的相关性。
Correlation between high risk obesity groups and low socioeconomic status in school children.
作者信息
Vieweg Victor R, Johnston Christopher H, Lanier Jack O, Fernandez Antony, Pandurangi Anand K
机构信息
Departments of Psychiatry, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
出版信息
South Med J. 2007 Jan;100(1):8-13. doi: 10.1097/01.smj.0000253479.03665.6f.
OBJECTIVE
Obesity is a major health problem among children and adolescents which is potentially affected by socioeconomic status (SES). The high risk group (HRG) comprises those youths with a body mass index (BMI) between the 85th and 95th percentile (at risk for overweight) and > or = 95th percentile (overweight). We sought a potential link between the HRG and SES.
METHODS
Public schools in Chesterfield County, Virginia measured BMI among students in kindergarten and third, seventh, and tenth grades. We assessed SES based on eligibility for the National School Lunch Program and the percentage of the school-age population living in poverty based on per capita income from the 2000 Census.
RESULTS
From 28 to 38% of children and adolescents were in the high risk group. Low SES had robust and highly significant correlations with HRG status with r-values ranging from 0.565 to 0.842, P < 0.0001.
CONCLUSIONS
Low SES appears to be an important factor in childhood and adolescent obesity.
目的
肥胖是儿童和青少年中的一个主要健康问题，可能受到社会经济地位（SES）的影响。高危组（HRG）包括那些体重指数（BMI）处于第85至95百分位数（有超重风险）以及≥第95百分位数（超重）的青少年。我们探寻了HRG与SES之间的潜在联系。
方法
弗吉尼亚州切斯特菲尔德县的公立学校测量了幼儿园、三年级、七年级和十年级学生的BMI。我们根据是否符合国家学校午餐计划的资格以及基于2000年人口普查人均收入计算出的学龄人口贫困百分比来评估SES。
结果
28%至38%的儿童和青少年属于高危组。低SES与HRG状态存在强烈且高度显著的相关性，r值范围为0.565至0.842，P < 0.0001。
结论
低SES似乎是儿童和青少年肥胖的一个重要因素。
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