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The Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity and BMI Distribution Among School-aged Children in Shenzhen

Zheng Li

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Objective To study the prevalence of overweight and obesity and BMI distribution among school-aged children in Shenzhen,and to provide bases for students' nutritional health education.Methods By using the Body mass index(BMI) reference for screening overweight and obesity in Chinese children and adolescent which was set up by the Working Group on Obesity in Chinese(WGOC),a total of 3 008 children aged 7-12 from two primary schools in Shenzhen were chosen for screening overweight and obesity ones.Results The P_(85) and P_(95) percentiles of BMI in school-aged children were relatively higher than WGOC criteria for overweight and obesity.The prevalence rates of overweight and obesity were 17.6% and 12.3% for boys and 8.1% and(6.1%) for girls.Conclusion Using WGOC criteria can screen the prevalence of obesity and overweight correctly.The prevalence of obesity and overweight in school-aged children in Shenzhen were relatively high.

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Objective To study the prevalence of overweight and obesity and BMI distribution among school-aged children in Shenzhen,and to provide bases for students' nutritional health education.Methods By using the Body mass index(BMI) reference for screening overweight and obesity in Chinese children and adolescent which was set up by the Working Group on Obesity in Chinese(WGOC),a total of 3 008 children aged 7-12 from two primary schools in Shenzhen were chosen for screening overweight and obesity ones.Results The P_(85) and P_(95) percentiles of BMI in school-aged children were relatively higher than WGOC criteria for overweight and obesity.The prevalence rates of overweight and obesity were 17.6% and 12.3% for boys and 8.1% and(6.1%) for girls.Conclusion Using WGOC criteria can screen the prevalence of obesity and overweight correctly.The prevalence of obesity and overweight in school-aged children in Shenzhen were relatively high.

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Objective To study the prevalence of overweight and obesity and BMI distribution among school-aged children in Shenzhen,and to provide bases for students' nutritional health education.Methods By using the Body mass index(BMI) reference for screening overweight and obesity in Chinese children and adolescent which was set up by the Working Group on Obesity in Chinese(WGOC),a total of 3 008 children aged 7-12 from two primary schools in Shenzhen were chosen for screening overweight and obesity ones.Results The P_(85) and P_(95) percentiles of BMI in school-aged children were relatively higher than WGOC criteria for overweight and obesity.The prevalence rates of overweight and obesity were 17.6% and 12.3% for boys and 8.1% and(6.1%) for girls.Conclusion Using WGOC criteria can screen the prevalence of obesity and overweight correctly.The prevalence of obesity and overweight in school-aged children in Shenzhen were relatively high.

Key concepts: Overweight, Obesity, Medicine, Body mass index, Percentile, Pediatrics, Demography, Environmental health

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