Prevalence of obesity in Taiwan
Prevalence of obesity in Taiwan
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-789x.2005.00175.x
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发表时间：
2005-11-01
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影响因子：
8.9
通讯作者：
Chu, NF
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作者：
Chu, NF
在台湾，肥胖症的流行和问题在近几十年来显着增加，并已成为一个重要的公共卫生问题。1980年、1986年和1996年，儿童（12 - 15岁）肥胖（定义为体重>年龄和性别规定的平均体重的120%）的患病率在男孩中分别为12.4%、14.8%和15.6%，在女孩中分别为10.1%、11.1%和12.9%。台北市1995-1996年对1500名12-15岁儿童的调查发现，肥胖的男孩和女孩分别占16.6%和11.1%，超重的男孩和女孩分别占11.6%和10.2%。在成年人中，使用台湾卫生署定义的标准[超重为（体重指数）BMI ≥ 24，肥胖为BMI ≥ 27]，1993 - 1996年至2000 - 2001年，年龄调整后的肥胖患病率男性为10.5%和15.9%，女性为13.2%和10.7%。从这些数据中，我们发现台湾的肥胖患病率从1980年到2000年稳步上升，特别是在儿童和男性中。
In Taiwan, the prevalence and problem of obesity has increased significantly in recent decades and has became an important public health issue. In children (1215 years), the prevalence of obesity (defined as body weight > 120% of mean body weight with age- and gender-specification) was 12.4%, 14.8% and 15.6% among boys and 10.1%, 11.1% and 12.9% among girls in 1980, 1986 and 1996 respectively. A survey of 1500 12-15-year-old children during 1995-1996 in Taipei city found that about 16.6% of boys and 11.1% of girls were obese, while an additional 11.6% of boys and 10.2% of girls were overweight. In adults, using the criteria defined by the Department of Health in Taiwan [overweight as (body mass index) BMI >= 24 and obese as BMI >= 27], the age-adjusted prevalence of obesity was 10.5% and 15.9% for men and 13.2% and 10.7% for women from 1993-1996 to 2000-2001. From these data, we found that the prevalence of obesity in Taiwan has increased steadily from 1980 to 2000 especially in children and in men.