Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Islamic Republic of Iran.
East Mediterr Health J. 2009 Sep-Oct;15(5):1293-300.
This descriptive study determined the prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity among 752 high-school girls aged 14-18 years in Sistan va Baluchistan province, Islamic Republic of Iran. Using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention body mass index percentiles, the prevalences of underweight, overweight and obesity were 16.2%, 8.6% and 1.5% respectively. These rates were similar to the ones obtained using World Health Organization, First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, and International Obesity Task Force criteria. The frequency of underweight in high-school girls in this province is higher than most countries and other parts of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
本描述性研究旨在确定伊朗伊斯兰共和国锡斯坦和俾路支省 752 名 14-18 岁高中女生中体重过轻、超重和肥胖的流行情况。采用疾病控制和预防中心体重指数百分位数,体重过轻、超重和肥胖的患病率分别为 16.2%、8.6%和 1.5%。这些比率与世界卫生组织、第一次国家健康和营养调查以及国际肥胖问题工作组标准得出的结果相似。该省高中女生体重过轻的频率高于大多数国家和伊朗伊斯兰共和国其他地区。