Napradit Phunphen, Pantaewan Pannee, Nimit-arnun Nongpimol, Souvannakitti Dangjai, Rangsin Ram
Department of Physiology, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Rajathevi, Bangkok, Thailand.
J Med Assoc Thai. 2007 Feb;90(2):335-40.
Determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the Royal Thai Army (RTA) personnel.
A cross-sectional study was performed on 4,276 RTA personnel aged 20-60 years between January and July 2005. They were interviewed for general health status, history of smoking, alcohol consumption, and physical activity. Blood pressure, weight, height, waist, and hip circumference were measured.
The prevalence of overweight and obesity in RTA personnel were 27.1% and 4.9% respectively. The mean value of age, weight, body mass index, waist, and hip circumference, waist hip ratio, blood pressure in overweight, and obese personnel were significantly higher than those of non-overweight personnel. Logistic regression analysis showed that significant risks of being overweight were positively associated with age, male, and working in a combat unit. Current smoking was inversely associated with overweight and obesity, whereas physical activity > or = 3 times/wk was inversely associated with obesity. Overweight and obesity were also associated with hypertension.
These baseline data are useful for future trends monitoring and may be used for health promotion planning to prevent obesity in RTA personnel.
确定泰国皇家军队（RTA）人员中超重和肥胖的患病率。
于2005年1月至7月对4276名年龄在20至60岁之间的RTA人员进行了一项横断面研究。对他们进行了关于一般健康状况、吸烟史、饮酒情况和身体活动的访谈。测量了血压、体重、身高、腰围和臀围。
RTA人员中超重和肥胖的患病率分别为27.1%和4.9%。超重和肥胖人员的年龄、体重、体重指数、腰围、臀围、腰臀比和血压的平均值显著高于非超重人员。逻辑回归分析表明，超重的显著风险与年龄、男性以及在作战单位工作呈正相关。当前吸烟与超重和肥胖呈负相关，而每周身体活动≥3次与肥胖呈负相关。超重和肥胖也与高血压有关。
这些基线数据有助于未来趋势监测，并可用于健康促进规划，以预防RTA人员肥胖。
