Measuring the prevalence of overweight in Texas schoolchildren
Measuring the prevalence of overweight in Texas schoolchildren
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.94.6.1002
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发表时间：
2004-06-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
Scheurer, ME
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作者：
Hoelscher, DM;Day, RS;Scheurer, ME
目标。我们描述了在州一级监测儿童体重指数的监测系统第一年的结果。对6630名在德克萨斯州公立学校上学的儿童样本进行了评估，加权代表种族/民族亚群体中的4年级，8年级和11年级。身体质量指数由测量的身高和体重计算得出；人口统计信息是通过问卷调查获得的。四年级、八年级和十一年级学生的超重患病率分别为22.4%、19.2%和15.5%。超重患病率最高的是西班牙裔男孩（29.5%-32.6%）、四年级西班牙裔女孩（26.7%）以及四年级和八年级非裔美国女孩（分别为30.8%和23.1%）。11年级白人/其他族裔女孩的超重患病率最低（5.5%）。这些数据证实，与白人/其他学生和四年级学生相比，美国儿童中超重的患病率越来越高，尤其是西班牙裔和非洲裔美国学生。
Objectives. We describe results from year 1 of a surveillance system to monitor body mass index in children at the state level.Methods. A sample of 6630 children attending Texas public schools, weighted to represent 4th, 8th, and 11th grades within race/ethnic subpopulations, was assessed. Body mass index was calculated from measured height and weight; demographic information was obtained from a questionnaire.Results. Prevalence of overweight was 22.4%, 19.2%, and 15.5% for 4th-, 8th-, and 11th-grade students, respectively. Overweight prevalence was highest among Hispanic boys (29.5%-32.6%), fourth-grade Hispanic girls (26.7%), and fourth- and eighth-grade African American girls (30.8% and 23.1%, respectively). Eleventh-grade White/other girls had the lowest prevalence of overweight (5.5%).Conclusions. These data confirm the increasing prevalence of overweight among US children, especially among Hispanic and African American students compared to White/other students and fourth-grade students relative to 8th- and 11th-grade students.