Abdulrahman O. Musaiger, Nutrition and Health Studies Unit, Deanship of Scientific Research, University of Bahrain and Arab Center for Nutrition, Bahrain.
Mariam Al-Mannai, Department of Mathematics, College of Science, University of Bahrain, Bahrain.
Pak J Med Sci. 2013 Apr;29(2):678-9. doi: 10.12669/pjms.292.3222.
To find out the prevalence of overweight and obesity among female adolescents in Jordan.
A cross-sectional survey on females aged 15-18 in Amman, Jordan, was carried out using a multistage stratified random sampling method. The total sample size was 475 girls. Weight and height were measured and body mass index for age was used to determine overweight and obesity using the IOTF and WHO international standards.
The prevalence of overweight and obesity decreased with age. The highest prevalence of overweight and obesity was reported at age 15 (24.4% and 8.9%, respectively). The WHO standard showed a higher prevalence of obesity than the IOTF standard in all age groups.
Overweight and obesity are serious public health problems among adolescents in Jordan, using both international standards. A program to combat obesity among schoolchildren, therefore, should be given a high priority in school health policy in Jordan.
了解约旦少女超重和肥胖的流行情况。
在约旦安曼，采用多阶段分层随机抽样方法对 15-18 岁女性进行了横断面调查。总样本量为 475 名女孩。测量体重和身高，并使用 IOTF 和世卫组织国际标准，通过年龄体重指数来确定超重和肥胖。
超重和肥胖的患病率随年龄增长而降低。超重和肥胖的最高患病率出现在 15 岁时（分别为 24.4%和 8.9%）。在所有年龄组中，世卫组织标准显示肥胖的患病率均高于 IOTF 标准。
使用两种国际标准，超重和肥胖都是约旦青少年面临的严重公共卫生问题。因此，在约旦的学校卫生政策中，应该高度重视针对学童肥胖的计划。
