Unit of Biochemistry, The Central Laboratory, Ministry of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan.
Eur J Clin Nutr. 2011 Mar;65(3):409-11. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.253. Epub 2010 Nov 10.
The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of obesity among schoolchildren in Khartoum state, Sudan. Multistage stratified random sampling methodology was used. Sampling included different residential areas within the state. A total of 1138 children between the ages of 10 and 18 years were involved in the study. More than 9% of the children were obese, 10.8% were overweight whereas combined overweight/obesity scored 20.5%. The prevalence of combined overweight/obesity among higher, middle and lower socioeconomic class children was 56.8, 27.3 and 3.1%, respectively. These figures, being higher than those reported among Nigerian and South African children, living in similar conditions, may refer to an emerging problem of overweight and obesity especially among children of the higher and middle class families. Adoption of national programs of promoting healthy food habits and physical activity among children is recommended.
本研究旨在估计苏丹喀土穆州学童的肥胖患病率。采用多阶段分层随机抽样方法。抽样包括该州内不同的居民区。共有 1138 名 10 至 18 岁的儿童参与了这项研究。超过 9%的儿童肥胖，10.8%超重，而超重/肥胖合并率为 20.5%。高、中、低社会经济阶层儿童的超重/肥胖合并率分别为 56.8%、27.3%和 3.1%。这些数字高于在类似条件下生活的尼日利亚和南非儿童的报告数字，这可能表明超重和肥胖问题在高收入和中产阶级家庭的儿童中尤其突出。建议在儿童中推广促进健康饮食习惯和体育活动的国家计划。
