美国儿童肥胖的行为决定因素:一项探索性研究
Soumitra Palit1,2,3, Tahia Sufyani2, Joseph N Inungu2
1College of Public Health-Epidemiology Concentration, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Journal of obesity
|November 25, 2024
概括
儿童肥胖与年龄,性别,种族和生活方式因素,如物质使用和不活动有关. 了解这些社会人口统计学影响是青年有效预防和治疗策略的关键.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 儿童肥胖是一个重要的公共卫生问题,其起源复杂.
- 确定关键的促成因素对于开发有效的干预措施至关重要.
- 以前的研究强调了各种影响,但需要持续更新.
研究的目的:
- 提供与美国儿童肥胖相关的社会人口统计学因素的最新分析.
- 评估美国青年代表性样本中超重和肥胖的患病率.
- 确定与更高肥胖率相关的特定人口和生活方式变量.
主要方法:
- 来自2021年青年风险行为监测系统 (YRBSS) 调查数据的横截面分析.
- 包括12836名12岁至17岁的受访者.
- 后勤回归分析以确定社会人口统计学因素与超重/肥胖之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 患病率:17.66%的人超重,11.21%的人肥胖,1.76%的人患有病态肥胖.
- 相关因素包括:更年轻的青少年年龄 (14-15岁),男性性别,非白人种族,酒精或大麻消费史和身体不活动.
- 在男性 (17.63%) 和白人 (32.77%) 中,在BMI超过25的人中观察到更高的患病率.
结论:
- 儿童肥胖症受到年龄,性别,种族和生活方式行为的结合的影响.
- 调查结果强调需要针对性干预来解决身体不活动和物质使用的问题.
- 进一步的研究应该探索蔬菜消费,遗传学和家庭数据,以完善预防策略.
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