PMID- 22670855
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20130123
LR  - 20120703
IS  - 1464-5033 (Electronic)
IS  - 0301-4460 (Linking)
VI  - 39
IP  - 4
DP  - 2012 Jul
TI  - Differences in development and the prevalence of obesity among children and 
      adolescents in different socioeconomic status districts in Shandong, China.
PG  - 290-6
LID - 10.3109/03014460.2012.690888 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: There are wide-ranging differences in human growth, not only between 
      ethnic groups but also between regions. Shandong is one of the most populous 
      provinces in China, with inequalities of regional economic status. However, no 
      studies on the differences in development among children and adolescents in 
      different districts have been reported. AIM: This study assessed the differences 
      in height, weight and prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents of 
      different socioeconomic status (SES) districts in Shandong, China. SUBJECTS AND 
      METHODS: Data for this study were obtained from a large cross-sectional survey of 
      schoolchildren. A total of 42 286 students (21 222 boys and 21 064 girls) aged 
      7-18 years from 16 districts participated in this study. Height and weight of all 
      subjects were measured and BMI was calculated from their height and weight. 
      Prevalence rates of obesity and overweight were determined by comparing 
      calculated BMIs (kg/m(2)) to International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) cut-offs. 
      Each of the 16 districts was assigned an SES ranking (low, moderate, high) based 
      on per capita GDP and income in urban and rural areas. Comparisons of height, 
      weight and the prevalence of overweight and obesity among different groups were 
      made. RESULTS: Significant differences between SES groups were observed for 
      height, weight and the prevalence of overweight and obesity. Boys and girls from 
      high SES group were taller, heavier and more likely to be obese than their peers 
      from moderate and low SES groups. The prevalences of combined overweight and 
      obesity in the three SES groups were 18.46%, 21.08% and 27.31% in boys and 
      10.43%, 12.42% and 15.18% in girls, respectively. CONCLUSION: There have been 
      obvious regional variations in development and the prevalence of obesity in 
      children and adolescents in Shandong, China, These variations in development and 
      prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents among different SES districts 
      being related to the local SES, process of urbanization, living environments, 
      nutritional status, dietary pattern, physical activity and public health.
FAU - Zhang, Ying-Xiu
AU  - Zhang YX
AD  - Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong 250014, PR China. 
      sdcdczyx@163.com
FAU - Wang, Shu-Rong
AU  - Wang SR
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20120607
PL  - England
TA  - Ann Hum Biol
JT  - Annals of human biology
JID - 0404024
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Body Height/physiology
MH  - Child
MH  - China/epidemiology
MH  - Female
MH  - Growth and Development/*physiology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Obesity/*epidemiology/*physiopathology
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - *Social Class
MH  - Urban Population/statistics & numerical data
EDAT- 2012/06/08 06:00
MHDA- 2013/01/24 06:00
CRDT- 2012/06/08 06:00
PHST- 2012/06/08 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/06/08 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/01/24 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.3109/03014460.2012.690888 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ann Hum Biol. 2012 Jul;39(4):290-6. doi: 10.3109/03014460.2012.690888. Epub 2012 
      Jun 7.