Factors associated with overweight and obesity in Mexican school-age children:: Results from the National Nutrition Survey 1999
Factors associated with overweight and obesity in Mexican school-age children:: Results from the National Nutrition Survey 1999
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DOI：
10.1590/s0036-36342003001000011
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发表时间：
2003-01-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Sepúlveda-Amor, J
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作者：
Hernández, B;Cuevas-Nasu, L;Sepúlveda-Amor, J
目标。这项研究的目的是在1999年全国营养调查(NNS-1999)中衡量墨西哥学龄儿童(5-11岁)超重和肥胖的流行率。材料和方法。超重和肥胖(定义为体内脂肪组织过剩)通过体重指数(BMI)对10,901名儿童进行了评估，标准由国际肥胖工作组提出。社会人口统计变量是通过向孩子的母亲发放的问卷获得的。结果。据报道，全国超重和肥胖的患病率为19.5%。墨西哥城(26.6%)和北部地区(25.6%)的患病率最高。按地区、农村或城市地区、性别、母亲受教育程度、社会经济地位、土著族裔和年龄进行调整后，女孩超重和肥胖的患病率最高。超重和肥胖的风险与母亲的受教育程度、孩子的年龄和社会经济地位呈正相关。结论。超重和肥胖是墨西哥学龄儿童中普遍存在的健康问题，特别是在女孩中，并与社会经济地位、年龄和母亲受教育程度呈正相关。这是一个重大的公共卫生问题，需要采取预防性干预措施，以避免未来的健康后果。本文的英文版本也可在以下网址获得：http://www.insp.mx/salud/index.html.
Objective. The objective of the study was to measure the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Mexican school-age children (5-11 years) in the National Nutrition Survey 1999 (NNS-1999). Material and Methods. Overweight and obesity (defined as an excess of adipose tissue in the body) were evaluated through the Body Mass Index (BMI) in 10,901 children, using the standard proposed by the International Obesity Task Force. Sociodemographic variables were obtained using a questionnaire administered to the children's mothers. Results. The national prevalence of overweight and obesity was reported to be 19.5%. The highest prevalence figures were found in Mexico City (26.6%) and the North region (25.6%). When adjusting by region, rural or urban area, sex, maternal schooling, socioeconomic status, indigenous ethnicity and age, the highest prevalences of overweight and obesity were found among girls. The risks of overweight and obesity were positively associated with maternal schooling, children's age and socioeconomic status. Conclusions. Overweight and obesity are prevalent health problems in Mexican school-age children, particularly among girls, and positively associated with socioeconomic status, age, and maternal schooling. This is a major public health problem requiring preventive interventions to avoid future health consequences. The English version of this paper is available too at: http://www.insp.mx/salud/index.html.