Maddah Mohsen
Int J Cardiol. 2009 Mar 6;132(3):442-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.08.083. Epub 2007 Dec 26.
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Iranian adolescent girls 14-17 year old in rural areas in Guilan province in 2006. A multistage sampling method was used and 1036 randomly selected school girls were studied in rural areas in Guilan-Iran. Data on age and mother's years of schooling were collected using questionnaire and body weight and height were measured. These results showed that the overall prevalence of overweight and obesity in this population was 18.6% and 5.2%, respectively. Results of logistic regression analysis showed that the risk of overweight was higher in the lower age group (OR=2.5, 95% CI 0.16-3.3). In this study, overweight was more common in girls with more educated mothers than the girls with less educated mothers (30.0% vs. 20.3% P=0.0001). In conclusion, these data indicated that overweight is highly prevalent among the rural adolescent girls and the rate is exceeding those reported in urban residents.
本研究旨在调查2006年伊朗吉兰省农村地区14 - 17岁少女超重和肥胖的患病率。采用多阶段抽样方法，对伊朗吉兰省农村地区随机抽取的1036名女学生进行了研究。通过问卷调查收集年龄和母亲受教育年限的数据，并测量体重和身高。结果显示，该人群中超重和肥胖的总体患病率分别为18.6%和5.2%。逻辑回归分析结果表明，年龄较小的组超重风险更高（OR = 2.5，95% CI 0.16 - 3.3）。在本研究中，母亲受教育程度较高的女孩比母亲受教育程度较低的女孩超重更为常见（30.0%对20.3%，P = 0.0001）。总之，这些数据表明农村少女中超重现象非常普遍，且该比率超过了城市居民的报告比率。
