Larrañaga N, Amiano P, Arrizabalaga J J, Bidaurrazaga J, Gorostiza E
Department of Public Health of Gizpuzkoa, Basque Government, Basque Country, Spain.
Obes Rev. 2007 Jul;8(4):281-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2006.00306.x.
The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents in the Basque Country, Spain. It consisted of an analysis of baseline data of the Nutrition Survey, a cross-sectional study, carried out in 2004-2005. The study population comprised child and adolescent living in the Basque Country. The analysis was carried out in a representative random sample of 1178 people aged 4-18 years. Anthropometric examinations were undertaken by trained observers using standardized methods and included measurements of weight and height. Subjects were classified into different body mass index categories, according to the International Obesity Task Force guidelines. A 5.4% of the population studied was obese; 6% of males and 4.7% of females, the highest in the 11-14 age group in boys (7.2%) and in the 4-6 age group in girls (12.5%). Overweight (22.9%) was slightly higher in girls. The highest prevalence of excess weight (overweight+obesity) was observed in girls aged 4-6 years (38.4%), decreasing with age. Subjects in the 15-18 age group rated 16.6%. Boys evidenced a higher excess weight rate in the 11-14 (32.9%) and 7-10 (32%) age groups; the lowest rate was found in the 4-6 age group. Prevalence of obesity was higher in the less privileged socio-economic strata (6.9% vs. 5.2%), for both boys and girls. However, this trend was observed only in girls for overweight (25.9% vs. 21.8%). This study shows a high prevalence of obesity and overweight in the studied population and similar to other European countries and regions.
该研究的目的是估算西班牙巴斯克地区儿童和青少年超重及肥胖的患病率。研究内容为对2004年至2005年开展的一项横断面营养调查的基线数据进行分析。研究人群包括居住在巴斯克地区的儿童和青少年。分析是在1178名4至18岁具有代表性的随机样本中进行的。由经过培训的观察员使用标准化方法进行人体测量检查，包括体重和身高测量。根据国际肥胖特别工作组的指南，将受试者分为不同的体重指数类别。研究人群中有5.4%肥胖；男性为6%，女性为4.7%，肥胖率在男孩11至14岁年龄组中最高（7.2%），在女孩4至6岁年龄组中最高（12.5%）。女孩超重率（22.9%）略高。超重（超重+肥胖）患病率在4至6岁女孩中最高（38.4%），并随年龄增长而下降。15至18岁年龄组的患病率为16.6%。男孩在11至14岁（32.9%）和7至10岁（32%）年龄组中超重率较高；在4至6岁年龄组中最低。无论男孩还是女孩，社会经济地位较低阶层的肥胖患病率更高（6.9%对5.2%）。然而，超重情况仅在女孩中呈现这一趋势（25.9%对21.8%）。本研究表明，研究人群中超重和肥胖的患病率较高，与其他欧洲国家和地区相似。
