Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
J Adolesc Health. 2010 Dec;47(6):604-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.04.017. Epub 2010 Jun 29.
The purpose of this study was to document the prevalence of severe obesity and associated risk in the HEALTHY cohort. A total of 6,365 students were assessed at school-based screenings. Results showed that 6.9% of students were severely obese. Severe obesity was associated with elevated cardiometabolic risk and race/ethnicity. Severe obesity is common and requires preventive intervention.
本研究旨在记录 HEALTHY 队列中重度肥胖的流行情况及其相关风险。共有 6365 名学生在校内筛查中接受了评估。结果显示，有 6.9%的学生患有重度肥胖。重度肥胖与心血管代谢风险升高以及种族/民族有关。重度肥胖很常见，需要采取预防干预措施。
