Hurbo Tatyana, Skryhan Halina, Radyhina Veranika, Pamazanau Mikalai
Department of Anthropology, Institute of History, The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk.
Department of Bases of Special Pedagogics and Psychology, Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after Maxim Tank, Minsk.
Anthropol Anz. 2018 May 1;75(2):89-100. doi: 10.1127/anthranz/2018/0761.
Objective: The aim of the study is to consider the prevalence of all deviations from the body weight standard (underweight, overweight and obesity) among 4-18 years old children, adolescents and youths of Minsk, Belarus examined in the period 2001-2008. Subjects and methods: The measurements of 2969 children, teenagers and young adults carried out in the period 2001-2008 were used. Children were classified as underweight, normal weight, overweight and obese using Body Mass Index (BMI) cutoff points proposed by IOTF. Results: Underweight was recorded more often in girls (10.7%) than in boys (7.5%), differences are significant (p < 0.05). More frequent occurrence of underweight was typical for girls and boys of older age periods (11-18 years) - 11.6-14.2% and 8.9-9.6%, respectively. Overweight was found in boys and girls with the same frequency (10.9 and 10.7%, respectively). Obesity was more often observed in boys than in girls (2.3 and 1.8%). An increase in the proportion of overweight children (especially intensive in boys) was observed before the pubertal growth spurt. Conclusion: Our analysis showed a fairly low percentage of deviations from the standard body weight. The considerable variability of the data on the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children of Belarus obtained by different authors can be related both to differences in levels of living in different regions of the country and fairly rapid changes in this area due to socio-economic changes in society.
本研究旨在探讨2001年至2008年期间在白俄罗斯明斯克接受检查的4至18岁儿童、青少年和青年中，所有偏离体重标准（体重过轻、超重和肥胖）的情况。
采用2001年至2008年期间对2969名儿童、青少年和青年进行测量的数据。根据国际肥胖工作组（IOTF）提出的体重指数（BMI）切点，将儿童分为体重过轻、正常体重、超重和肥胖。
女孩体重过轻的比例（10.7%）高于男孩（7.5%），差异有统计学意义（p<0.05）。年龄较大阶段（11 - 18岁）的女孩和男孩体重过轻更为常见，分别为11.6 - 14.2%和8.9 - 9.6%。超重的男孩和女孩比例相同（分别为10.9%和10.7%）。男孩肥胖的比例高于女孩（2.3%和1.8%）。在青春期生长突增之前，超重儿童的比例有所增加（男孩尤为明显）。
我们的分析表明，偏离标准体重的比例相当低。不同作者获得的白俄罗斯儿童超重和肥胖患病率数据存在相当大的差异，这可能与该国不同地区的生活水平差异以及由于社会经济变化导致该领域相当迅速的变化有关。
