米国の子供と青少年における過体重の流行と傾向,1999年~2000年
Cynthia L Ogden1, Katherine M Flegal, Margaret D Carroll
1Division of Health Examination Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 6525 Belcrest Rd, Room 900, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA. cao9@cdc.gov
JAMA
|October 9, 2002
まとめ
米国では,子どもの肥満が増加し続けているが,メキシコ系アメリカ人および非ヒスパニック系黒人の青少年の増加が顕著である. 最近のデータでは,過去数十年に比べて,すべての年齢層でより高い流行率が示されています.
科学分野:
- 小児の健康に関する小児保健
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
- エピデミオロジー エピデミオロジー
背景:
- 米国における小児肥満の流行は,1976-1980年と1988-1994年の間に上昇傾向を示した.
- 2000年代における小児肥満の流行に関する現在の推定値は,この研究の前に知られていなかった.
研究 の 目的:
- 最新の全国データを利用して,米国の子供における過体重の有病率を確かめる.
- 測定された体重と身長を用いて,子供の肥満の流行の傾向を分析する.
主な方法:
- 1999~2000年の国家健康栄養調査 (NHANES) の4722人の子供 (出生から19歳) のデータを用いた横断的研究.
- 肥満は,確立された成長グラフに基づいて,年齢と性別の95パーセントまたはそれ以上のボディマス指数 (BMI) として定義されました.
主要な成果:
- 1999年から2000年にかけて,肥満の発生率は15.5% (12~19歳),15.3% (6~11歳),10.4% (2~5歳) であった.
- これらの数字は,1988年から1994年にかけてのそれぞれ10.5%,11.3%,7.2%から増加しています.
- 1988年~1994年,1999年~2000年の間,非ヒスパニック系黒人およびメキシコ系アメリカ人の青少年の肥満の発生率は10%以上増加した.
結論:
- 米国の子供たちの間で,肥満の流行が拡大しています.
- この増加は,特にメキシコ系アメリカ人および非ヒスパニック系黒人若者の間で顕著です.
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