高中生体重过重:与心理健康和社会人口统计因素的关系
Ferdaous Ouni1,2, Rim Ghammam3,2, Sihem Benfredj3,2
1Doctoral Commission "Health Science", Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
La Tunisie medicale
|March 28, 2024
概括
突尼斯的青少年肥胖影响了27.4%的学生,女孩更容易受到影响. 关键因素包括母亲的就业,体育活动,互联网使用,饮食和精神健康问题,如焦虑和alexithymia.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 青少年医学 青少年医学
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 青少年肥胖是一个日益严重的全球性问题,受复杂的环境,社会经济和行为因素的影响.
- 突尼斯正面临着青少年肥胖率的上升,反映了国际趋势.
- 超重的青少年有各种健康问题和危险行为的风险增加.
研究的目的:
- 确定突尼斯高中青少年中超重和肥胖的患病率.
- 调查社会人口统计学因素,心理健康和人口中超重之间的联系.
主要方法:
- 在突尼斯苏塞的高中生中进行了一项横截面研究.
- 用比例分层抽样招募参与者.
- 收集和分析了关于体重状况,社会人口统计因素和心理健康的数据.
主要成果:
- 该研究包括1399名青少年 (主要是女性),平均体重指数 (BMI) 为22.7±4.1 kg/m2.
- 总共有27.4%的青少年被发现超重 (20.4%超重,7%肥胖),女孩的患病率更高.
- 与超重相关的重要因素包括母亲的自雇,定期体育活动,互联网使用,水果和蔬菜消费,亚历克西西米亚,焦虑和有问题的Facebook使用.
结论:
- 了解导致突尼斯青少年超重的具体社会文化因素对于制定有效的公共卫生干预措施至关重要.
- 建议采取针对青少年社会家庭环境的多部门战略,特别是针对工作的母亲.
- 解决心理健康问题,包括alexithymia和焦虑,对于全面预防和管理青少年的肥胖症至关重要.
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