Coy J F, Gibson H B, Lewis I C, Lowry R K, Ratkowsky D A
Med J Aust. 1980 Oct 18;2(8):424-6.
The data obtained at the 10-year examination of children in a longitudinal growth study are presented. The heights and weights of children appear to be comparable with those of children in other regions, but certain ethnic, social and economic factors as well as elapsed time have to be considered. From the percentages of overweight boys and girls at each of various years of the child's development--namely, birth, one year, three years, seven years and 10 years--it is shown that there is no one period in which children are likely to become overweight. Birth weight was found to be of minor importance in determining a child's weight at 10 years of age. Many children have wrong concepts about their own weight status.
本文呈现了一项纵向生长研究中儿童10年检查所获得的数据。这些儿童的身高和体重似乎与其他地区儿童的身高体重相当，但必须考虑某些种族、社会和经济因素以及时间的推移。从儿童成长各阶段（即出生、1岁、3岁、7岁和10岁）中超重男孩和女孩的百分比来看，没有一个特定阶段儿童更易超重。研究发现出生体重对孩子10岁时的体重影响较小。许多孩子对自己的体重状况存在错误认知。
