Al-Kloub Manal Ibrahim, Al-Hassan Mousa Ali, Froelicher Erika Sivarajan
Faculty of Nursing, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
Int J Nurs Pract. 2010 Aug;16(4):397-405. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01857.x.
This cross-sectional study aimed to estimate the frequency of overweight and obesity in adolescents as defined by the International Obesity Task Force, and to estimate the effect of sociodemographic and health behaviours (eating habits and physical activity) that predict obesity. A stratified (by gender) random sample of 518 adolescents, aged 15 or 16 years was obtained from eight public schools in Amman. In this sample 17.5% were overweight and 9.6% were obese. The predictors of obesity and overweight (excess weight) were: (i) fathers attained primary and secondary education; (ii) total monthly family income > or = 300 (JD); (iii) working mothers; (iv) family size < or = 6; and (v) having obese parents. Eating a low quality diet (chips, candy) was a significant dietary predictor of excess weight. The family variables found to be important predictors along with a low quality diet suggest that family interventions would be necessary in the control of adolescent excess weight.
这项横断面研究旨在估计按照国际肥胖问题工作组的定义，青少年超重和肥胖的发生率，并估计社会人口统计学因素和健康行为（饮食习惯和身体活动）对肥胖的预测作用。从安曼的八所公立学校中抽取了一个按性别分层的随机样本，样本包括518名15或16岁的青少年。在这个样本中，17.5%的青少年超重，9.6%的青少年肥胖。肥胖和超重（体重超标）的预测因素包括：（i）父亲接受过小学和中学教育；（ii）家庭月总收入≥300约旦第纳尔；（iii）母亲有工作；（iv）家庭规模≤6人；以及（v）父母肥胖。食用低质量饮食（薯片、糖果）是体重超标的一个重要饮食预测因素。除低质量饮食外，被发现是重要预测因素的家庭变量表明，在控制青少年体重超标方面有必要进行家庭干预。
