Estimated overweight and obesity in Mexican American school children.
Estimated overweight and obesity in Mexican American school children.
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墨西哥裔美国学童估计超重和肥胖。
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发表时间：
1986
影响因子：
4.9
通讯作者：
B. Little
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作者：
R. Malina;A. Zavaleta;B. Little
1972 年 (n = 1269) 和 1983 年 (n = 868) 对 6 至 17 岁墨西哥裔美国儿童超重和肥胖的患病率进行了估计。相对于 NHANES-1 中白人儿童的参考数据，根据体重指数（体重/身高2）、三头肌皮褶或两者，将儿童分类为超重或肥胖。超重被定义为大于或等于年龄和性别特定参考数据的第 90 个百分位数，而肥胖被定义为大于或等于第 95 个百分位数。在整个年龄范围内，1972年至1983年间超重和肥胖的患病率显着增加，但随年龄和性别的不同而存在差异。当这两个标准一起使用时，被归类为超重或肥胖的儿童比单独使用时要少。结果表明，体重指数和三头肌皮褶作为超重和肥胖指标的敏感性可能有所不同，特别是在 10 至 17 岁的儿童中。根据体重指数分类为肥胖的儿童的估计中臂肌肉周长明显大于根据三头肌皮褶或同时根据体重指数和三头肌皮褶分类为肥胖的儿童。
The prevalence of overweight and obesity in Mexican American children 6 to 17 years of age was estimated in 1972 (n = 1269) and 1983 (n = 868). Children were classified as overweight or obese on the basis of the body mass index (weight/stature2), the triceps skinfold, or both, relative to reference data for white children in NHANES-1. Overweight was defined as greater than or equal to 90th percentiles, while obesity was defined as greater than or equal to 95th percentiles of age- and sex-specific reference data. Over the entire age range, there was a significant increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity between 1972 and 1983, but there was variation with age and sex. Fewer children were classified as overweight or obese when the two criteria were used together than when they were used individually. The results suggest that the body mass index and the triceps skinfold may vary in sensitivity as indicators of overweight and obesity particularly in 10- to 17-year-old children. Children classified as obese by the body mass index had significantly larger estimated midarm muscle circumferences than those classified as obese by the triceps skinfold or by both the body mass index and the triceps skinfold.