Lazarou C, Panagiotakos D B, Panayiotou G, Matalas A-L
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece.
Obes Rev. 2008 May;9(3):185-93. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2007.00461.x. Epub 2007 Dec 19.
Obesity status differs by socio-demographic factors, but data for Cyprus are scarce. An in-depth understanding of this relationship may be useful in designing public health programmes. The objective of the present study is to estimate overweight and obesity (OW/OB) prevalence among children and adults in Cyprus and identify related socio-demographic variables. National cross-sectional study of 1140 children (mean age 11 +/- 0.98 years) and their parents (mean age 42.5 +/- 5.8 years, total n = 1954). Obesity was defined according to the World Health Organization classification for adults and according to IOTF (International Obesity Task Force) criteria for children. Overweight and obesity prevalence among girls was 18.3% and 2.9%, respectively, while in boys, 19.0% and 6.0%. Among parents, OW/OB prevalence was, respectively, women, 22.6% and 5.8%; men, 47.1% and 14.1%. Logistic regression analysis in both children and adults revealed that the most important socio-demographic predictors of obesity status are factors of built environment. Higher prevalence of OW/OB was observed in adults living in a house as opposed to an apartment, in older adults, in younger children, and in men, irrespective of age. There is a severe obesity problem in the Cypriot population; almost one in two adults and at least one in four preadolescent children are overweight or obese. Prevalence of OW/OB was related to socio-demographic factors, especially among adults and women.
肥胖状况因社会人口因素而异，但塞浦路斯的相关数据匮乏。深入了解这种关系可能有助于设计公共卫生项目。本研究的目的是估计塞浦路斯儿童和成人中超重和肥胖（OW/OB）的患病率，并确定相关的社会人口变量。对1140名儿童（平均年龄11±0.98岁）及其父母（平均年龄42.5±5.8岁，共1954人）进行全国性横断面研究。肥胖根据世界卫生组织的成人分类标准以及国际肥胖特别工作组（IOTF）的儿童标准来定义。女孩中超重和肥胖的患病率分别为18.3%和2.9%，而男孩中分别为19.0%和6.0%。在父母中，OW/OB的患病率分别为：女性22.6%和5.8%；男性47.1%和14.1%。对儿童和成人进行的逻辑回归分析表明，肥胖状况最重要的社会人口预测因素是建筑环境因素。与居住在公寓中的成年人相比，居住在房屋中的成年人、年长者、年幼者以及男性（无论年龄）中超重和肥胖的患病率更高。塞浦路斯人群中存在严重的肥胖问题；几乎每两名成年人中就有一人、至少每四名青春期前儿童中就有一人超重或肥胖。OW/OB的患病率与社会人口因素有关，尤其是在成年人和女性中。
