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Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Students Aged 7-22 Years in Jiangsu Province, China / 生物医学与环境科学(英文)
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences ; (12): 697-705, 2016.
Artículo en Inglés | WPRIM | ID: wpr-296550
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To report the prevalence and trend of overweight and obesity among students aged 7-22 years in Jiangsu, 2010 to 2013.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>This cross-sectional study was carried out as part of students physical fitness and health survey in Jiangsu province. A total of 255,581 subjects (50.03% males and 49.97% females) enrolled in 82 school and 10 universities in Jiangsu. Weights and heights were obtained for each subject and its body mass index (BMI) was calculated using the Chinese Working Group on Obesity in China (CWGO).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Anthropometric measurement including bodyweight, height, BMI and bust were significantly different between males in urban compared to females living rural areas (P<0.001). The total prevalence of overweight and obesity was 12.4% and 5.7%. Males had a significantly higher rate than in female's student. The prevalence of overweight and obesity by age groups was (14.5%, 10.3%) at age 7-11 years, (11.2%, 6.8%) at age 12-14 years, (11.7%, 3.1%) at age 15-17 years, and (11.4%, 2.3%) at age 18-22 years. By regions; the highest prevalence of overweight obesity reported in Taizhou (10%, 14.2%), Xuzhou (9.4%, 12.5%), and Nanjing (9.2%, 15.6%), respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The finding declares that overweight and obesity are important health problems among students in Jiangsu Province. Early intervention programme are needed to address this problems.</p>
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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental) Asunto principal: Población Rural / Población Urbana / Índice de Masa Corporal / China / Epidemiología / Prevalencia / Estudios Transversales / Distribución por Edad / Diagnóstico / Sobrepeso Tipo de estudio: Estudio diagnóstico / Estudio observacional / Estudio de prevalencia / Factores de riesgo Límite: Adolescente / Adulto / Niño / Femenino / Humanos / Masculino País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: Inglés Revista: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Artículo

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental) Asunto principal: Población Rural / Población Urbana / Índice de Masa Corporal / China / Epidemiología / Prevalencia / Estudios Transversales / Distribución por Edad / Diagnóstico / Sobrepeso Tipo de estudio: Estudio diagnóstico / Estudio observacional / Estudio de prevalencia / Factores de riesgo Límite: Adolescente / Adulto / Niño / Femenino / Humanos / Masculino País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: Inglés Revista: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Artículo