University of California, San Francisco, Department of Pediatrics, San Francisco, California 94118, USA.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Sep;8(5):A101. Epub 2011 Aug 15.
We present a comprehensive picture of state requirements and recommendations for body mass index (BMI) and body composition screening of children and explore the association between pediatric obesity prevalence and state screening policies.
Researchers completed telephone interviews with contacts at the departments of education for all 50 states and reviewed state content standards for physical education.
Twenty states (40%) require BMI or body composition screening, and 9 states (18%) recommend BMI screening or a formal fitness assessment that includes a body composition component. The prevalence of adolescent obesity was higher in states that require BMI screening or fitness assessments with body composition than in states without requirements (16.7% vs 13.6%, P = .001).
Future studies should evaluate the effect and cost-effectiveness of BMI and body composition screening on child obesity.
我们呈现了一份全面的州级要求和建议的文件，这些要求和建议涉及儿童的体重指数（BMI）和身体成分筛查，并探讨了小儿肥胖症的流行率与州级筛查政策之间的关联。
研究人员与 50 个州的教育部联系人员进行了电话访谈，并审查了各州的体育教育内容标准。
20 个州（40%）要求进行 BMI 或身体成分筛查，9 个州（18%）建议进行 BMI 筛查或正式的体能评估，其中包括身体成分部分。需要进行 BMI 筛查或包含身体成分的体能评估的州，青少年肥胖的流行率高于没有这些要求的州（16.7%比 13.6%，P=0.001）。
未来的研究应该评估 BMI 和身体成分筛查对儿童肥胖的效果和成本效益。
