Chambers Kevoyne H, Reid Rysheme M, Samuels Shania C, Cranston Sashana S, Barnes Orbin, Palmer Orlando D
Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, CHN.
Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, CHN.
Cureus. 2023 Feb 13;15(2):e34907. doi: 10.7759/cureus.34907. eCollection 2023 Feb.
The prevalence of overweight and obesity in Jamaica has been steadily increasing over the past decade and is now a significant health issue. This paper focuses on the trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Jamaica from 2000 to 2016. Overweight and obesity prevalence in adults increased from 43.8% in 2000 to 55.5% in 2016, from 34.2% in 2000 to 47.4% in 2016in adult males, and from 53.0% in 2000 to 63.6% in 2016 in adult females. In children/adolescents aged 10 to 19 years, the prevalence of obesity has doubled between 2000 and 2016. The data shows that the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children/adolescents increased from 5% in 2000 to 11.4% in 2016, from 4.4% in 2000 to 11.0% in 2016 in boys, and from 5.5% in 2000 to 11.9% in 2016 in girls.
在过去十年中，牙买加超重和肥胖的患病率一直在稳步上升，现已成为一个重大的健康问题。本文重点关注2000年至2016年牙买加超重和肥胖患病率的趋势。成年人超重和肥胖的患病率从2000年的43.8%上升到2016年的55.5%，成年男性从2000年的34.2%上升到2016年的47.4%，成年女性从2000年的53.0%上升到2016年的63.6%。在10至19岁的儿童/青少年中，肥胖患病率在2000年至2016年间翻了一番。数据显示，儿童/青少年超重和肥胖的患病率从2000年的5%上升到2016年的11.4%，男孩从2000年的4.4%上升到2016年的11.0%，女孩从2000年的5.5%上升到2016年的11.9%。
