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在旁遮普州青少年中普遍和腹部超重-肥胖的流行:他们可能的风险驱动因素
Shivangi Choudhary1, Anmol Bhandari2, Suninder Tung1
1Department of Psychology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
概括
这项研究发现,印度旁遮普邦的青少年超重和肥胖率很高,男孩和年幼儿童的患病率更高. 生活方式因素与这些疾病没有显著联系.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 儿科内分泌学 儿科内分泌学
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 儿童超重和肥胖是关键的全球公共卫生问题.
- 青少年肥胖率正在上升,需要区域流行数据.
- 了解风险因素对于有效的干预策略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定在旁遮普省青少年中普遍和腹部超重/肥胖的患病率.
- 探索肥胖度和人口统计因素之间的相关性.
- 评估生活习惯作为青少年肥胖的潜在驱动因素.
主要方法:
- 在印度旁遮普邦的1408名青少年 (10-16岁) 的横截面研究.
- 使用的身体质量指数 (BMI),腰围 (WC),腰部部比 (WHR) 和腰部/身高比 (WHtR) 来评估肥胖.
- 在545名参与者的子集中评估了生活方式因素.
主要成果:
- 按BMI计算的超重/肥胖总体患病率分别为18.6%和12.4%.
- 腹部肥胖的患病率根据指数有所不同:11% (WC),32.4% (WHR),24.6% (WHtR).
- 在男孩和女孩以及年轻的 (10-13岁) 和年长的 (14-16岁) 青少年中观察到更高的患病率;与生活方式因素没有显著的联系.
结论:
- 在旁遮普邦,青少年超重/肥胖与性别和年龄有很大关系.
- 印度的患病率比以前报告的要高.
- 除了评估的生活方式习惯之外,还需要进一步研究导致因素.
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