Prevalence of overweight and obesity in adolescent Tehrani students, 2000–2001

An epidemic health problem

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15090803
AutoresBehnoush Mohammadpour-Ahranjani (Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, autor de correspondencia), Arash Rashidi (0000-0002-5982-1925, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences), Majid Karandish (0000-0003-3244-1647, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences), Eshraghian, M R Eshraghian (Tehran University of Medical Sciences), Naser Kalantari (0000-0002-8919-4803, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences)
Año2004
Volumen7
Número5
Páginas645-648
Fecha de publicación2004-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1079/phn2003593
PMID15251055
OpenAlexW2103571355
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas8

Objective: Overweight has become a public health problem in most developing countries. Evidence suggests that adolescence is a critical period in determining adulthood obesity and its complications. The present study was carried out to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity among secondary school students. Design and setting: This descriptive study was conducted in Tehran city, 2000–2001. Body weight and height were measured and body mass index (BMI) values were calculated. Underweight, overweight and obesity were defined as Subjects: Using a multistage sampling method, 2321 students (1068 males and 1253 females) aged 11–16 years were assessed in Tehran, the capital city of Iran. Results: The overall prevalences of overweight and obesity were 21.1 and 7.8%, respectively. The prevalence of overweight among girl students (i.e. 23.1%; 95% confidence interval (CI) 20.8–25.4) was significantly higher than that among boys (i.e. 18.8%; 95% CI 16.5–21.1, P = 0.01) even after adjustment for age (odds ratio 1.26, 95% CI 1.03–1.55, P = 0.02). No significant risk of obesity associated with age was found in girls or boys. In both sexes, median values of age-specific BMI in this study were statistically higher than corresponding values collected in Tehrani adolescents 10 years ago ( P = 0.03). Similarly, a significant difference was seen between girl students in this study and the reference population ( P = 0.03). Conclusion: According to this study, overweight, especially in girls, should be considered an epidemic health problem among adolescent students in Tehran

Body mass index · Confidence interval · Girl · Obesity · Odds ratio · Overweight · Percentile · Public health · Underweight · Birth, Development, and Health · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Gerontology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics