Bose Kaushik, Bisai Samiran, Mukhopadhyay Ashish, Bhadra Mithu
Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India.
Matern Child Nutr. 2007 Apr;3(2):141-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2007.00085.x.
A cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among 431 Bengalee schoolgirls aged 6-9 years in Kolkata, India. Anthropometric measurements of height and weight were made on 431 girls. The body mass index (BMI) was computed following the standard equation. Overweight and obesity was defined following the internationally accepted BMI cut-off points. Results revealed that the overall rates of overweight and obesity were 17.63% and 5.10%, respectively. A steady increase in number of overweight individuals was observed from 6 to 9 years. The prevalence of overweight among affluent Bengalee children was higher than those reported from other Asian countries.
开展了一项横断面研究,以确定印度加尔各答431名6至9岁孟加拉族女学生中超重和肥胖的患病率。对431名女孩进行了身高和体重的人体测量。根据标准公式计算体重指数(BMI)。超重和肥胖按照国际公认的BMI切点来定义。结果显示,超重和肥胖的总体发生率分别为17.63%和5.10%。从6岁到9岁,超重个体数量呈稳步上升。富裕的孟加拉族儿童中超重患病率高于其他亚洲国家报告的患病率。