在沙特学龄前儿童中,兄弟姐妹组成和BMI Z-Score:一个横截面研究
1Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SAU.
Cureus
|April 19, 2024
概括
兄弟姐妹的数量,特别是大姐妹的数量,与沙特学龄前儿童的BMI z分数 (BMIz) 较低有关. 这项研究探讨了兄弟船的组成.
科学领域:
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 人类发展 人类发展
背景情况:
- 在全球范围内,儿童肥胖问题越来越令人担忧,中东地区人口的研究有限.
- 家庭结构,特别是兄弟姐妹构成对儿童体重指数 (BMI) 的影响在阿拉伯/中东地区仍未得到充分研究.
- 了解影响儿童BMI的因素对于制定有针对性的公共卫生干预措施至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查兄弟姐妹组成 (兄弟姐妹数量,年长的兄弟姐妹,年轻的兄弟姐妹) 和儿童的BMI z-score (BMIz) 之间的关联.
- 检查沙特阿拉伯王国 (KSA) 的学龄前儿童之间的这些关联.
- 在这个人群中确定与儿童BMIz相关的特定兄弟关系特征.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及209名母亲及其学龄前儿童的横截面研究,位于沙特阿拉伯吉达市.
- 对儿童进行了客观的人类测量测量,以利用世卫组织的生长标准计算BMIz.
- 使用分层多重线性回归分析来评估兄弟组合和儿童BMIz之间的关系,控制混因素.
主要成果:
- 在兄弟姐妹总数和儿童BMIz之间发现了显著的负相关性.
- 兄弟姐妹的数量,特别是姐妹的数量,与儿童的BMIz有显著的负面关联.
- 在哥哥或弟弟的数量和儿童BMIz之间没有观察到显著的关联.
结论:
- 兄弟姐妹组合,特别是有更多的兄弟姐妹 (尤其是姐妹),与沙特学龄前儿童的BMIz较低有关.
- 这些发现突出了较大的兄弟姐妹与较大的兄弟姐妹对儿童BMI的潜在保护作用.
- 需要进一步的研究来阐明这种关联背后的机制及其对儿童肥胖预防的影响.
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