Kondolot Meda, Balci Elcin, Ozturk Ahmet, Mazicioglu Mumtaz M, Hatipoglu Nihal, Kurtoglu Selim, Ustunbas H Basri
Unit of Social Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
Ann Hum Biol. 2011 Nov;38(6):676-80. doi: 10.3109/03014460.2011.605800. Epub 2011 Sep 29.
Reference body mass index (BMI) percentiles are needed to follow secular changes in Turkish children aged 0-84 months. Obesity prevalence in this age group is also not well documented.
The aim of this study was to determine BMI percentiles and the prevalences of overweight and obesity in Turkish children aged 0-84 months. The authors also tried to compare actual BMI status with World Health Organization (WHO) standards.
This study used data from the Anthropometry of Turkish Children aged 0-6 years (ATCA-06) study. This cross-sectional study, conducted from September 2009 to May 2010 in Kayseri, Turkey, included 2683 children (1359 girls, 1324 boys) aged 0-84 months. Centile curves were constructed using the LMS method.
It was found that BMI percentiles of Turkish children were higher than WHO standards in early childhood. The overweight and obesity prevalences were identical in both genders, 10.0% and 4.9%, respectively.
This study provides both BMI reference values and prevalence figures for overweight and obesity in children aged 0-84 months, residing in Kayseri city, in Turkey. It is believed that these data can be of use in following secular changes as well as for comparisons with international standards.
需要参考身体质量指数（BMI）百分位数来追踪0至84个月土耳其儿童的长期变化。该年龄组的肥胖患病率也没有得到充分记录。
本研究的目的是确定0至84个月土耳其儿童的BMI百分位数以及超重和肥胖的患病率。作者还试图将实际BMI状况与世界卫生组织（WHO）标准进行比较。
本研究使用了土耳其0至6岁儿童人体测量学（ATCA - 06）研究的数据。这项横断面研究于2009年9月至2010年5月在土耳其开塞利进行，纳入了2683名0至84个月的儿童（1359名女孩，1324名男孩）。使用LMS方法构建百分位曲线。
发现土耳其儿童的BMI百分位数在幼儿期高于WHO标准。超重和肥胖患病率在两性中相同，分别为10.0%和4.9%。
本研究提供了居住在土耳其开塞利市的0至84个月儿童的BMI参考值以及超重和肥胖的患病率数据。相信这些数据可用于追踪长期变化以及与国际标准进行比较。
