Jones Rebecca E, Jewell Jo, Saksena Rhea, Ramos Salas Ximena, Breda João
Nutrition and Health Sciences, Laney Graduate School, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Department of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, European Region of World Health Organization, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Front Public Health. 2017 Apr 13;5:58. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00058. eCollection 2017.
Many children who have overweight or obesity before puberty can develop obesity in early adulthood, which is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The preschool years (ages 0-5) represents a point of opportunity for children to be active, develop healthy eating habits, and maintain healthy growth. Surveillance of childhood overweight and obesity in this age group can help inform future policies and interventions.
To review and report available prevalence data in WHO European Region Member States and determine how many countries can accurately report on rates of overweight and obesity in children under 5 years.
We conducted a rapid review of studies reporting on overweight and obesity prevalence in children ages 0-5 in the WHO European region member states from 1998 to 2015.
Currently, 35 of the 53 member states have data providing prevalence rates for overweight and obesity for children under 5 years. There was little consistency in study methods, impacting comparability across countries. The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children under 5 years ranges from 1 to 28.6% across member states.
Although measuring overweight and obesity in this age group may be challenging, there is an opportunity to leverage existing surveillance resources in the WHO European Region.
许多在青春期前超重或肥胖的儿童在成年早期可能会发展为肥胖，这与发病率和死亡率的增加有关。学龄前阶段（0至5岁）是儿童积极活动、养成健康饮食习惯并保持健康成长的一个契机。监测该年龄组儿童的超重和肥胖情况有助于为未来的政策和干预措施提供信息。
回顾并报告世卫组织欧洲区域成员国现有的患病率数据，并确定有多少国家能够准确报告5岁以下儿童的超重和肥胖率。
我们对1998年至2015年期间世卫组织欧洲区域成员国报告的0至5岁儿童超重和肥胖患病率的研究进行了快速回顾。
目前，53个成员国中有35个国家有数据提供5岁以下儿童超重和肥胖的患病率。研究方法几乎没有一致性，影响了各国之间的可比性。各成员国5岁以下儿童超重和肥胖的患病率在1%至28.6%之间。
尽管测量该年龄组的超重和肥胖情况可能具有挑战性，但在世卫组织欧洲区域有机会利用现有的监测资源。
