Binkowska-Bury Monika, Żal Marcin, Wolan Maja, Sobolewski Marek, Januszewicz Paweł, Bolanowski Marek, Mazur Artur
Institute of Public Health, Medical Department, University of Rzeszów, Rzeszów, Poland Voivodeship Military Staff, Rzeszów, Poland.
Voivodeship Military Staff, Rzeszów, Poland.
Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2013;34(8):814-20.
The aim of the study was to investigate secular trends in body mass index among the young military population. This involved a comparison of changes in the body mass index (BMI) and height among 19-year-old males from 11 successive birth cohorts.
Samples of a total of 37,934 conscripts between 2000 and 2010 were examined using the BMI defined as weight (kg)/ height (m2).
The analysis included each medical record for all recruits reporting for examination between 2000 and 2010 to the Military Headquarters in south-east of Poland. Underweight, overweight and obesity were estimated according to World Health Organization criteria. Means of the BMI, body mass and height were calculated for the following three subgroups: (1) rural resident; (2) urban resident (towns with population of 10,000+); and, (3) urban resident (cities with populations of 100,000+).
Secular trends in body mass index have changed significantly between 2000 and 2010. A statistically significant increase in both the prevalence of overweight (10.5% to 15.6%) and obesity (2.5% to 3.8%) were observed. However, the prevalence of underweight also increased from 8.3% to 10.2%.
Secular trends in BMI have been unfavourable for the military population over the last 10 years studied and, therefore, the need for promotion of health among recruits is very important.
本研究旨在调查年轻军人人群体重指数的长期变化趋势。这涉及对11个连续出生队列中19岁男性的体重指数（BMI）和身高变化进行比较。
对2000年至2010年间总共37934名应征入伍者的样本进行检查，使用体重（千克）/身高（米²）定义的BMI。
分析包括2000年至2010年间向波兰东南部军事总部报到接受检查的所有新兵的每份医疗记录。根据世界卫生组织标准估算体重过轻、超重和肥胖情况。计算了以下三个亚组的BMI、体重和身高均值：（1）农村居民；（2）城市居民（人口10000人以上的城镇）；以及（3）城市居民（人口100000人以上的城市）。
2000年至2010年间，体重指数的长期变化趋势发生了显著变化。观察到超重患病率（从10.5%增至15.6%）和肥胖患病率（从2.5%增至3.8%）均有统计学显著增加。然而，体重过轻的患病率也从8.3%增至10.2%。
在所研究的过去10年中，BMI的长期变化趋势对军人人群不利，因此，在新兵中促进健康非常重要。
