Department of Social Medicine and Health, Babol Faculty of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Islamic Republic of Iran.
East Mediterr Health J. 2011 Feb;17(2):109-14.
Childhood obesity is a major public health problem globally because of changes in lifestyles. We assessed the prevalence of overweight/obesity and associated factors in urban schoolchildren in Babol in a cross-sectional study of 1000 schoolchildren aged 7-12 years. Weight and height were measured and data on sports activities and leisure time physical activities were collected by questionnaire. Overweight/obesity were assessed by comparing body mass index (BMI) values to the BMI index for age and sex percentiles set by CDC, Atlanta. The prevalence of obesity and overweight was 5-8% and 12.3% respectively. The prevalence was significantly lower in girls compared with boys (age-adjusted OR = 0.69, 95% Cl: 0.50-0.96) and higher among private-school educated children compared with public-school educated students (age adjusted OR = 2.17, 95% Cl: 1.47-3.18). For each additional score of leisure time physical activity, the age-adjusted OR decreased significantly.
儿童肥胖是一个全球性的主要公共卫生问题，因为生活方式发生了变化。我们在一项对 1000 名 7-12 岁城市学童的横断面研究中评估了超重/肥胖的流行率及其相关因素。通过问卷调查收集了体重和身高数据，以及体育活动和闲暇时间体育活动的数据。超重/肥胖通过比较体质量指数（BMI）值与亚特兰大疾病预防控制中心设定的年龄和性别 BMI 指数百分位数来评估。肥胖和超重的患病率分别为 5-8%和 12.3%。与男孩相比，女孩的患病率明显较低（年龄调整后的比值比=0.69，95%可信区间：0.50-0.96），而私立学校教育的儿童比公立学校教育的学生更高（年龄调整后的比值比=2.17，95%可信区间：1.47-3.18）。对于闲暇时间体育活动的每增加一个分数，年龄调整后的比值比显著下降。
