Qotba Hamda, Al-Isa Abdulwahab Naser
Nutrition Unit, Preventive Medicine Department, MOH, Qatar.
Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2007 Feb;58(1):1-5. doi: 10.1080/09637480601041086.
Very little is known about the anthropometric measurements and dietary habits of children in the Arabian Gulf in general, and in Qatar in particular.
To conduct anthropometrics measurements on schoolchildren in Qatar and to explore their dietary habits.
A cross-sectional study was carried out, targeting 271 (124 male and 147 female) primary school students.
Using the body mass index as the index of adiposity, 54.8% and 23.1% of Grade One male and female children were underweight, 3.2% and 8.8% were overweight, and 1.6% and 5.4% were obese, respectively. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner were eaten by 65%, 86%, and 87% on a daily basis. Anthropometric measurements differed significantly (P < 0.05) between genders and the other children of the National Center for Health Statistics population.
schoolchildren in Qatar may be considered as having less overweight and obesity occurrence than most children in the Gulf.
总体而言，对于阿拉伯海湾地区儿童的人体测量学指标和饮食习惯知之甚少，尤其是卡塔尔的儿童。
对卡塔尔学童进行人体测量，并探究他们的饮食习惯。
开展了一项横断面研究，目标对象为271名（124名男性和147名女性）小学生。
以体重指数作为肥胖指标，一年级男生和女生中分别有54.8%和23.1%体重不足，3.2%和8.8%超重，1.6%和5.4%肥胖。每天吃早餐、午餐和晚餐的比例分别为65%、86%和87%。性别之间以及与美国国家卫生统计中心人群中的其他儿童相比，人体测量指标存在显著差异（P < 0.05）。
与海湾地区的大多数儿童相比，卡塔尔学童的超重和肥胖发生率可能较低。
