Epidemiological characteristics of overweight and obesity in Chinese children and adolescents aged 6-17 years.
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2018.06.006
- Author:
H Y FANG
1
;
Y ZHAI
2
;
L Y ZHAO
1
;
D M YU
1
;
Q ZHANG
1
;
L H JU
1
;
W T YU
1
;
W H ZHAO
1
Author Information
1. National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
2. Division of Non-communicable Diseases Control and Community Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Children and adolescents;
Obesity;
Overweight
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Asian People/statistics & numerical data*;
Body Mass Index;
Child;
China/epidemiology*;
Female;
Health Promotion;
Humans;
Male;
Nutritional Status;
Obesity/ethnology*;
Overweight/ethnology*;
Prevalence
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2018;39(6):724-727
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective: To analyze the prevalence rates of overweight and obesity in Chinese children and adolescents aged 6-17 years, and to provide scientific basis for the development of prevention strategies on obesity. Methods: Data was from children and adolescents aged 6-17 years in the China National Nutrition and Health Surveillance 2010-2012 program. In children aged 6 years, criteria of overweight and obesity were followed the WHO growth reference for school-aged children and adolescents. In children and adolescents aged 7-17 years, overweight and obesity were defined by sex and age specific BMI, recommended by Guidelines for prevention and control of overweight and obesity among school-age children and adolescents according to the Chinese guidelines. Results: The overall rates on overweight and obesity were 9.6% and 6.4% among the Chinese children and adolescents aged 6-17 years, with 11.0% (12.8% for boys and 9.0% for girls) in urban and 7.7% (boys 9.7%, girls 5.5%) in rural areas. The rates of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents were 8.4% (boys 9.3%, girls 7.4%) and 5.2% (boys 6.2%, girls 4.1%) in the rural areas. According to the levels of household income, the overweight rates of children in high, middle and low incomes were 12.3%, 10.7% and 8.2%, with obesity as 8.6%, 7.2% and 5.7% respectively. Conclusions: In 2012, the prevalence rates of overweight and obese were 9.6% and 6.4% among children and adolescents aged 6-17 years, respectively, higher in urban than in rural areas and higher boys than in girls. The prevalence rates of overweight and obesity seemed to be related to the levels of household income.
