Relationship between bullying victimization and overweight/obesity among adolescents in Wuhan / 中国学校卫生

ABSTRACT

Objective@#To analyze the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents in Wuhan and its association with bullying victimization,and to provide information for relevant interventions.@*Methods@#A total of 3 251 adolescents in senior grade of primary school, middle school and high school were selected by using random clustering sampling method and were surveyed by questionnaire, height and weight were measured.@*Results@#Among the 3 251 students, 523(16.09%) were overweight, and 445 (13.69%) were obesity. In the past 30 days, 732 (22.52%) of the adolescents had ever been bullied and 101(3.11%) had often been bullied. The relationship between overweight/obesity and bullying victimization among boys was not statistically significant by controlling areas and age(P>0.05). While girls who were overweight or obesity were more likely to be bullied (OR=1.78，1.58, P<0.05).@*Conclusion@#Overweight and obesity have a certain influence on the physical and mental development of adolescents, which may increase the possibility of being bullied among girls. Strategies should be taken to prevent overweight and obesity among children and adolescents, and a healthy body shape appreciation should be established, to reduce the incidence of bullying.