Cairella G, Casagni L, Lamberti A, Censi L
Area della Nutrizione, Dipartimento di Prevenzione, ASL RMB.
Ann Ig. 2008 Jul-Aug;20(4):315-27.
The objective of this study is to obtain reliable data from recent surveys carried out in Italy on the prevalence of overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) in children. We searched in MEDLINE/PubMed, Google and Google Scholar and we included the surveys that fulfilled the following criteria: English or Italian language, time period January 2000-April 2008, target of 6-11 years; BMI evaluated according to IOFT cut-offpoints. Search terms included overweight, obesity, children, Italy, associated with AND/OR. 41 studies have been selected; the percentage of OW varied between 14.7% and 31.3% and OB between 4.3% and 27.3%. In girls, OW values ranged from 11.5% to 34.7% and in boys from 12.6% to 30.1%; in girls, the percentage of OB varied between 4.7% and 29.2%, in boys between 4.4% and 25.8%. There were some variations in the prevalence of OW and OB among diferent regions. The highest values were in Central and Southern Italy, except for Sardinia, where the values were similar to that of Northern Italy. Beyond BMI, the most frequently collected variables were dietary pattern, physical activity, and lifestyle. School is the main site of investigation; third grades (8-9 years) is the most studied age group. The urgency to develop actions to contrast obesity in childhood is confirmed by the prevalence values observed in the Italian regions.
本研究的目的是从意大利近期开展的关于儿童超重（OW）和肥胖（OB）患病率的调查中获取可靠数据。我们在MEDLINE/PubMed、谷歌和谷歌学术中进行了检索，并纳入了符合以下标准的调查：英文或意大利文、时间段为2000年1月至2008年4月、目标人群为6至11岁；根据国际肥胖工作组（IOFT）切点评估BMI。检索词包括超重、肥胖、儿童、意大利、与……相关以及和/或。共筛选出41项研究；超重的百分比在14.7%至31.3%之间，肥胖的百分比在4.3%至27.3%之间。在女孩中，超重值在11.5%至34.7%之间，男孩在12.6%至30.1%之间；在女孩中，肥胖百分比在4.7%至29.2%之间，男孩在4.4%至25.8%之间。不同地区超重和肥胖的患病率存在一些差异。最高值出现在意大利中部和南部，撒丁岛除外，其数值与意大利北部相似。除BMI外，最常收集的变量是饮食模式、身体活动和生活方式。学校是主要的调查地点；三年级（8至9岁）是研究最多的年龄组。意大利各地区观察到的患病率值证实了开展行动对抗儿童肥胖的紧迫性。
