Salehiniya Hamid, Yazdani Kamran, Barekati Hamed, Asadi Lari Mohsen
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, IR Iran.
Res Cardiovasc Med. 2016 Jan 6;5(1):e30425. doi: 10.5812/cardiovascmed.30425. eCollection 2016 Feb.
Overweight and obesity in children are a serious problem. They are increasingly prevalent and associated with a wide range of health problems in adulthood. Monitoring their status is essential for effective planning in the health system.
This study aimed to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children below 5 years in Tehran in 2012.
This cross-sectional study employed data provided by the urban health equity assessment in Tehran. The sample comprised a total of 4656 children under 5 years, recruited via multistage sampling. Data were collected through questionnaires and anthropometric measures of height and weight. The WHO child growth standards were used to determine overweight and obesity. Data were analyzed using chi-square tests, with SPSS version 11.5.
The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children were 12% and 23.7% respectively. The prevalence of overweight was significantly higher in girls than boys and the prevalence of obesity was significantly higher in boys than girls (P = 0.001). Obesity was more prevalent in children from high economic percentiles, but this finding was not statistically significant.
The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children under 5 years is high. Overweight and obesity should be considered an epidemic and serious health problem in Tehran. They certainly require more attention and intervention.
儿童超重和肥胖是一个严重问题。它们日益普遍,并与成年期的一系列健康问题相关。监测其状况对于卫生系统的有效规划至关重要。
本研究旨在评估2012年德黑兰5岁以下儿童超重和肥胖的患病率。
这项横断面研究采用了德黑兰城市卫生公平评估提供的数据。样本包括通过多阶段抽样招募的总共4656名5岁以下儿童。通过问卷调查以及身高和体重的人体测量学指标收集数据。采用世界卫生组织儿童生长标准来确定超重和肥胖。使用SPSS 11.5版软件进行卡方检验分析数据。
儿童超重和肥胖的患病率分别为12%和23.7%。超重患病率女孩显著高于男孩,肥胖患病率男孩显著高于女孩(P = 0.001)。肥胖在高经济百分位数的儿童中更普遍,但这一发现无统计学意义。
5岁以下儿童超重和肥胖的患病率很高。超重和肥胖应被视为德黑兰的一种流行病和严重的健康问题。它们肯定需要更多关注和干预。