对本地治里联邦属地6至12岁学童的儿童肥胖问题研究。
Study of childhood obesity among school children aged 6 to 12 years in union territory of puducherry.
作者信息
Mahajan Preetam B, Purty Anil J, Singh Zile, Cherian Johnson, Natesan Murugan, Arepally Sandeep, Senthilvel V
机构信息
Department of Community Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India.
出版信息
Indian J Community Med. 2011 Jan;36(1):45-50. doi: 10.4103/0970-0218.80793.
OBJECTIVE
To study the prevalence of obesity and overweight among school children in Puducherry. To identify any variation as per age, gender, place of residence and type of school.
SETTING AND DESIGN
Secondary data analysis of a school-based cross sectional study in all the four regions of Puducherry.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Children between 6 and 12 yrs were sampled using multistage random sampling with population proportionate to size from 30 clusters. Anthropometric data (BMI) was analyzed using CDC growth charts. Data was analyzed using SPSS, BMI (CDC) calculator, CI calculator and OR calculator.
RESULTS
The prevalence of overweight (≥85(th) percentile) among children was 4.41% and prevalence of obesity (>95(th) percentile) was 2.12%. Mahe region had the highest prevalence of overweight (8.66%) and obesity (4.69%). Female children from private schools and urban areas were at greater risk of being overweight and obese.
CONCLUSIONS
Childhood obesity is a problem in Puducherry and requires timely intervention for its control.
目的
研究本地治里学龄儿童肥胖和超重的患病率。确定根据年龄、性别、居住地点和学校类型的任何差异。
背景与设计
对本地治里所有四个地区一项基于学校的横断面研究的二次数据分析。
材料与方法
采用多阶段随机抽样，从30个群组中按人口比例抽取6至12岁儿童。使用美国疾病控制与预防中心生长图表分析人体测量数据（体重指数）。使用社会科学统计软件包、体重指数（美国疾病控制与预防中心）计算器、置信区间计算器和比值比计算器分析数据。
结果
儿童中超重（≥第85百分位数）的患病率为4.41%，肥胖（>第95百分位数）的患病率为2.12%。马埃地区超重（8.66%）和肥胖（4.69%）的患病率最高。私立学校和城市地区的女童超重和肥胖风险更大。
结论
儿童肥胖在本地治里是一个问题，需要及时干预以加以控制。
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