Department of Pediatrics, Al-Adan Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Med Princ Pract. 2013;22(6):600-2. doi: 10.1159/000350416. Epub 2013 May 31.
This study was designed to screen patients who sought medical services in the Pediatric Outpatient Department, Al-Adan Hospital, Kuwait for overweight.
Body mass index (BMI) was used to screen 361 children (≤10 years old) for risk of overweight and overweight (BMI between 85th and 94th, and ≥95th percentile, respectively). Overweight children were fully examined and abdominal ultrasound was done for each of them.
Of the 361 children, 52 (14.41%) and 77 (21.33%) were at risk of overweight and overweight, respectively. There was a slight male predominance for overweight (40 males, 51.95%, compared to 37 females, 48.05%) and within the overweight category; 28 males (70%) and 26 females (70.27%) were above 6 years of age. In overweight children over 6 years, 4 (7.41%) had hepatomegaly with fatty changes and 3 (5.56%) had blood pressure above the 95th percentile for age and sex.
Childhood overweight at Al-Adan Hospital was high and increased with age. Hence childhood screening for overweight is recommended at an early age because it is an important risk factor of chronic diseases.
本研究旨在对科威特 Al-Adan 医院儿科门诊就诊的患者进行超重筛查。
采用体质指数（BMI）对 361 名儿童（≤10 岁）进行超重和肥胖风险筛查（BMI 分别位于第 85-94 百分位和≥第 95 百分位）。对超重儿童进行全面检查，并对每位儿童进行腹部超声检查。
在 361 名儿童中，分别有 52 名（14.41%）和 77 名（21.33%）存在超重风险和超重。超重儿童中男性略占优势（40 名男性，51.95%，相比之下，37 名女性，48.05%），且在超重儿童中，6 岁以上者占 70%（28 名男性，70%；26 名女性，70.27%）。6 岁以上超重儿童中，4 名（7.41%）存在肝肿大伴脂肪变性，3 名（5.56%）血压高于同年龄、同性别者第 95 百分位。
Al-Adan 医院儿童超重率较高，且随年龄增长而增加。因此，建议在儿童早期进行超重筛查，因为它是慢性病的重要危险因素。
