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Assessment of Child Anthropometry in a Large Epidemiologic Study
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在美国儿童和青少年中,高体重指数与年龄相关,2003-2006年
Cynthia L Ogden1, Margaret D Carroll, Katherine M Flegal
1National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA. cogden@cdc.gov
JAMA
|May 29, 2008
概括
儿童肥胖仍然是一个问题,超过11%的美国2-19岁的年轻人在BMI的第97百分位. 最近的国家数据显示,从1999年到2006年,高BMI患病率没有显著变化.
科学领域:
- 儿科内分泌学 儿科内分泌学
- 公共卫生 营养 公共卫生 营养
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 从1980年到2004年,美国儿童和青少年中超重的患病率显著增加.
- 了解当前高体重指数 (BMI) 的流行和趋势对于公共卫生干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 估计美国儿童和青少年高BMI-for-age的三个关键指标的患病率.
- 分析高年龄BMI的最新趋势,使用国家调查数据,测量身高和体重.
主要方法:
- 利用了来自2003-2004年和2005-2006年国家健康和营养检查调查 (NHANES) 的8165名儿童和青少年的数据.
- 根据CDC的增长图表计算了BMI-for-age,并评估了85%,95%和97%的患病率.
- 研究了1999年至2006年四个国家调查时期的趋势.
主要成果:
- 在2003-2006年,11.3%的儿童和青少年 (年龄在2-19岁) 在BMI-for-age的第97百分位或以上.
- 16.3%的人在95百分位或以上,31.9%的人在85百分位或以上.
- 在1999年至2006年期间,无论性别,都没有观察到高BMI-for-age流行率的统计学意义上的趋势.
结论:
- 在美国儿童和青少年中,高BMI的患病率在2003-2004年和2005-2006年之间没有显著变化.
- 在1999年至2006年期间,在全国范围内没有发现高BMI-for-age的显著趋势,这表明在此期间的流行率稳定.
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