Prevalence of overweight and obesity among primary school students in Tai′an in 2021

WANG Xiaoli, DONG Qing, SUN Fengyan, CHEN Liping, YAO Guo, SHI Baohai

Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2023, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (7) : 799-803.

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2023, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (7) : 799-803. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2022-0696
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Prevalence of overweight and obesity among primary school students in Tai′an in 2021

  • WANG Xiaoli, DONG Qing, SUN Fengyan, CHEN Liping, YAO Guo, SHI Baohai
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Objective To investigate the current prevalence of overweight and obesity of primary school students, in order to provide scientific reference for the developing targeted and effective strategies. Methods A total of 10 644 primary school students aged 6 to 13 years were randomly selected from urban and rural areas in Tai′an in this study in 2021. The overweight and obesity were defined according to body mass index (BMI) criteria, then the detection rates of overweight and obesity were analyzed. Results The total detection rate of overweight in children aged 6 to 13 years was 23.03%, which was 26.14%, 19.35% for boys and girls, respectively. The total detection rate of obesity in primary school students aged 6 to 13 years was 20.77%, which was 24.50%, 16.35% for boys and girls, respectively. The detection rates of overweight and obesity in boys were higher than those in girls. For children from urban and rural areas, the detection rates of overweight were 21.86% and 24.15%, respectively; and the detection rates of obesity were 22.07% and 19.52%, respectively. The detection rates of overweight and obesity in primary school students aged 6 to 13 years were higher than those in 2018(17.58%, 19.03%),the growth rates in the three years were 33% and 9.14% respectively. Conclusions The detection rates of overweight and obesity among primary school students in Tai′an area are high, with boys significantly higher than girls, and there is a significant increasing trend from 2018 to 2021. It is urgent to raise social awareness of the prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity in primary school students, and it is imperative to develop an effective weight loss program.

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primary school students / overweight / obesity

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WANG Xiaoli, DONG Qing, SUN Fengyan, CHEN Liping, YAO Guo, SHI Baohai. Prevalence of overweight and obesity among primary school students in Tai′an in 2021[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2023, 31(7): 799-803 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2022-0696

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