Cerrillo I, Fernández-Pachón M S, Ortega M de los Á, Valero E, Martín F M, Jáuregui-Lobera I, Berná G
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Engineering Department, Pablo de Olavide University, Seville, Spain.
Nutr Hosp. 2012 Mar-Apr;27(2):463-8. doi: 10.1590/S0212-16112012000200017.
The prevalence of overweight and obesity in Spanish children has increased considerably in the last decades. Obesity has been recognized as a public health problem in developed countries because its association with increased risk for several pathologies. Obesity in children and, specifically, in adolescents, is a major concern. Actually, in Spain, the prevalence rates of childhood overweight and obesity are among the highest in European countries. The objective of this study was to measure the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children from Seville.
A cross-sectional study was performed on 990 children, aged 8-9 years old (51.5% 8-year old and 48.5% 9-year old). Overweight and obesity were defined according to two methods: Spanish standards, applying the criterion of BMI-specific percentiles for age and sex, and the international standards established by Cole et al. (IOTF).
A high prevalence of overweight (11%) and obesity (22%) was observed. The prevalence of obesity as well as the prevalence of overall excess weight was significantly higher in 9-year old children (28% and 41%, respectively) than in 8-year old children (17% and 27%, respectively).
The prevalence of overweight and obesity among Sevillian school children is high, and increases in the studied range of age.
在过去几十年中，西班牙儿童超重和肥胖的患病率大幅上升。肥胖在发达国家已被视为一个公共卫生问题，因为它与多种疾病风险增加有关。儿童肥胖，尤其是青少年肥胖，是一个主要关注点。实际上，在西班牙，儿童超重和肥胖的患病率在欧洲国家中处于最高水平之列。本研究的目的是测量塞维利亚儿童超重和肥胖的患病率。
对990名8至9岁的儿童进行了一项横断面研究（8岁儿童占51.5%，9岁儿童占48.5%）。超重和肥胖根据两种方法定义：西班牙标准，采用按年龄和性别划分的BMI特定百分位数标准；以及科尔等人制定的国际标准（IOTF）。
观察到超重患病率较高（11%），肥胖患病率较高（22%）。9岁儿童的肥胖患病率以及总体超重患病率（分别为28%和41%）显著高于8岁儿童（分别为17%和27%）。
塞维利亚学龄儿童超重和肥胖的患病率很高，且在所研究的年龄范围内有所增加。
