Comparison of Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Children in Chongqing City with Different References
- VernacularTitle:不同参考标准下重庆城区儿童超重/肥胖检出率比较
- Author:
nian-rong, WANG
;
ji-lin, WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
reference;
obesity;
overweight;
body mass index;
child
- From:Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2006;0(19):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To compare the prevalence of overweight and obesity in urban children in Chongqing city with 3 different refe-rences and find the appropriate reference for obesity-related study in children.Methods A cross-sectional study including 12 534 urban children aged 2-18 years old was performed.The data were selected from 3 districts in Chongqing city by multistage random cluster sampling.Children′s body height and weight were measured with unique method by trained doctors.Body mass index (BMI,kg/m2) was calculated for each child.Overweight and obese children were defined according to WHO weight-for-height reference values of urban children (1995,standard 1), International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) age-and gender-specific BMI cut-offs (2000,standard 2),and National Center for Health Statistics / Center for Disease Control and Prevention(NCHS/CDC)age-and gender-specific BMI cut-offs(2000,standard 3),respectively.Results The prevalence of overweight in all children was 13.0%,9.8%,and 9.8%,and the prevalence of obesity in all children was 9.8%,2.9%,and 6.0% by using the standard 1,standard 2 and standard 3,respectively,which showed significant differences between the references (Pa
