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在日内瓦上学的5-6岁儿童的体重变化和超重和肥胖的危险因素
Luisa Narvaez1, Per Bo Mahler2, Denise Baratti-Mayer2
1Institute of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Chemin de Mines 9, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland.
Children (Basel, Switzerland)
|May 25, 2024
概括
儿童肥胖率仍然很高,自2020年以来,超重男孩的显着增加,可能与COVID-19的限制有关. 监测和预防工作对公共卫生至关重要.
科学领域:
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 在全球范围内,儿童肥胖和超重的流行率正在上升.
- 监测这些趋势对于有效的健康促进和预防策略至关重要.
- 这项研究分析了2003-2022年日内瓦学龄儿童 (5-6岁) 的人类学数据.
研究的目的:
- 分析2021-2022学年在日内瓦的5-6岁儿童的人类测量数据.
- 从2003-2004年到2021-2022年,描述儿童超重和肥胖的趋势.
- 评估影响儿童超重和肥胖的风险因素,包括社会经济地位.
主要方法:
- 在日内瓦,958名小学学生 (5-6岁) 的随机抽样.
- 收集体重,身高和社会经济地位数据.
- 使用科尔标准和多变量分析风险因素的BMI分析.
主要成果:
- 在2021-2022年,超重的流行率为12.73%,肥胖率为5.64%.
- 女孩的超重率 (14.20%) 和肥胖率 (6.68%) 比男孩高.
- 自2013-2014年以来,男孩的超重体重显著增加;自2013-2014年以来,女孩的肥胖趋势显著增加.
结论:
- 儿童超重和肥胖的患病率仍然很高,需要持续预防.
- 自2020年以来,患病率显著增加,特别是在男孩中,可能与COVID-19的限制有关.
- 社会经济因素显著预测儿童超重和肥胖.
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