哮喘儿童父母知识知晓率、用药依从性及影响因素分析

目的:了解哮喘儿童父母的对疾病知识的掌握情况以及儿童的服药依从情况和影响因素,为提高哮喘儿童的控制率提供参考依据。方法:选择2015年1月-2015年12月于上海市第十人民医院儿科门诊诊治的支气管哮喘儿童93例,调查其哮喘控制情况、哮喘服药依从性和父母基本情况与相关知识。依从性与知识知晓率的比较采用双向有序的检验,影响因素采用有序结果的累积优势Logistic回归分析。结果:本次调查93例哮喘儿童中,哮喘完全控制率为23.7%,儿童服药依从性好的比率为25.8%,哮喘儿童父母相关知识知晓率高的比率为25.8%,儿童哮喘控制率与服药依从性之间存在相关性(P=0.029),哮喘儿童服药依从性与哮喘儿童父母相关知识知晓率之间存在相关性(P=0.035)。哮喘儿童的服药依从性受到儿童性别(OR=1.153,95%CI:1.04-1.96)、家族史(OR=1.402,95%CI:1.20-2.33)、知识知晓率(OR=1.828,95%CI:1.05-3.17)和病程(OR=0.758,95%CI:0.35-0.97)等因素的影响(P0.05)。结论:哮喘儿童的服药依从性受到儿童性别、家族史、知识知晓率和病程等因素的影响,要充分发挥儿童父母的作用,从医院内干预逐渐进入家庭干预,通过对父母或者监护人的认知或用药知识的提高,切实提高哮喘儿童的用药依从性和哮喘的控制率。     

黄山地区居民超重/肥胖与膳食结构的关系研究

目的：了解安徽黄山地区居民的超重/肥胖与膳食结构的关系,为当地居民超重/肥胖的膳食营养干预提供参考和建议。方法：利用方便抽样的方法,在黄山地区居住时间超过10年的家庭中选择200户,称重法记录包括1个休息日在内的连续3日膳食摄入情况,根据标准人日数求出平均每人每天膳食摄入量。从每个家庭中选1名40岁以上者,问卷调查人口学资料及健康状况,规范测量身高、体重、血压、腰围。采用二分类Logistic回归分析超重/肥胖与膳食因素的关系。结果:居民超重率为23.5%、肥胖率5.0%。Logistic回归分析表明：蛋白质供能比过低（OR=1.325,95%CI=1.011～2.948）、脂肪供能比过高（OR=1.749,95%CI=1.064～3.699）、碳水化合物供能比过高（OR=1.238,95%CI=1.057～2.853）以及食盐摄入量（OR=1.493,95%CI=1.270～1.755）具有统计学意义。脂肪供能比过高（OR=1.281,95%CI=1.110～2.716）可能是腹型肥胖的危险因素。结论：膳食因素对该地区居民超重/肥胖和腰围可能有影响。     

学龄前儿童超重肥胖的调查和影响因素分析

目的：调查北京市学龄前儿童超重肥胖流行现状并分析其影响因素,为制定防制策略提供科学依据。方法：选择842例3~5岁健康查体的学龄前儿童为研究对象,测量身高、体重并计算体质量指数（BMI）。向儿童主要养护人进行问卷调查,获得母亲孕期、儿童早期喂养、身体活动和行为习惯、家庭情况和膳食情况等与儿童超重肥胖的相关信息。以儿童是否超重肥胖为因变量,影响儿童超重肥胖的23个因素为自变量,进行单因素和多因素Logistic 回归分析。结果：学龄前儿童超重率为10.69%、肥胖率为11.28%;多因素Logistic回归分析显示,孕期增重、出生6月内喂养方式、屏幕暴露时长、谷薯类食物食用频率4个变量差异有统计学意义（P＜0.05）,孕期增重过多、出生6月内人工喂养、每日屏幕暴露时长≥1 h、每周食用谷薯类食物是儿童超重肥胖的危险因素。结论：北京市学龄前儿童超重肥胖率处于较高水平,儿童超重肥胖受多种因素的共同影响。     

中国农村6岁以下留守儿童超重肥胖现况

目的：分析和描述2013年中国农村6岁以下留守儿童超重肥胖现况及特征。方法：数据来自2013年中国0~5岁儿童和乳母营养与健康状况监测,采用多阶段分层整群随机抽样的方法,对象为中国30个省55个监测点6岁以下留守儿童共4 576人。5岁以下儿童超重肥胖判定采用WHO 2006年生长发育标准,5岁儿童采用WHO 2007年生长发育参考值,结果用2010年国家统计局的人口数据进行事后加权计算,利用Rao-Scott修饰权重的卡方检验进行统计学差异检验。结果：2013年中国农村6岁以下留守儿童超重率为6.9%,普通农村、贫困农村分别为7.7%和5.6%,男童、女童超重率分别为7.7%和6.0%。农村留守儿童超重率在性别（P=0.0123）、月龄组（P<0.000 1）、三类地区（P=0.010 8）存在差异;6岁以下留守儿童肥胖率为2.3%,普通农村、贫困农村分别为2.2%和2.5%,男童、女童的肥胖率分别为2.6%和2.0%,农村留守儿童肥胖率在月龄组（P<0.000 1）、父母外出类型（P=0.000 9）存在差异。结论：中国农村6岁以下留守儿童超重肥胖需要关注,加强留守儿童生长发育监测非常重要。     

伊宁地区维吾尔族和汉族3～5岁儿童重度龋危险因素的横断面调查

目的调查伊宁地区3~5岁维吾尔族和汉族儿童重度龋的流行情况及危险因素,为当地儿童龋病的防治提供科学依据。方法根据《第三次全国口腔健康流行病学调查方案》,采用多阶段、分层、整群抽样的方法,随机抽取伊宁地区城乡16所幼儿园的3~5岁维、汉两族儿童808名,对其进行口腔检查,并向家长发放问卷,对儿童的喂养方式、饮食习惯等方面进行调查,数据采用Logistic回归分析方法分析。结果伊宁地区儿童龋病的患病率为81.93%,龋均为4.45,重度婴幼儿龋的患病率为38.86%。多因素Logistic回归分析结果显示:年龄更大[OR=2.235,P0.001]、刷牙后/睡前进食情况频率更高[OR=1.742,P=0.011]、吃饼干、蛋糕更频繁[OR=1.698,P0.001]、孩子看电视时间更长[OR=1.365,P=0.021]是重度婴幼儿龋的危险因素;刷牙次数更多[OR=0.590,P=0.001]、帮助孩子刷牙[OR=0.724,P=0.003]是重度婴幼儿龋的保护因素。结论伊宁地区3~5岁维、汉两族儿童重度龋的患病率较高,应引起父母、幼儿园幼师、医务工作者的关注,开展婴幼儿龋的早期防治工作,以期降低当地儿童龋病的患病率,提高口腔健康水平。     

新诊断标准下妊娠期糖尿病高危因素研究

目的:调查新诊断标准下国内妊娠期糖尿病(Gestational diabetes mellitus GDM)的发病情况,分析影响GDM发生的高危因素,为新标准下国内GDM孕妇临床早期管理、诊断和干预提供理论依据。方法:对2011年1月至2011年9月我院接受产前建卡检查的所有孕妇1152例进行临床资料的收集及回顾性研究,排除孕前糖尿病患者16例,采用GDM诊断新标准进行"一步法"诊断,收集包括年龄、孕产次、体质指数(body mass index BMI)、糖尿病家族史、多囊卵巢综合征等13种影响GDM发生的危险因素,并综合分析。结果:新标准下GDM检出率为10.39%(118/1136)2)单因素分析结果发现年龄≥35岁(X2=10.2814,P=0.0013)、肥胖(孕前BMI≥28kg/m2()X2=36.2384,P<0.0001)、多囊卵巢综合征(X2=20.6725,P<0.0001)、糖尿病家族史(X2=7.8783,P=0.0050)在GDM组与非GDM组有统计学差异,多因素逐步Logistic回归分析肥胖(OR=7.546 95%CI=2.356~20.129 P=0.0002)、多囊卵巢综合征(OR=6.342 95%CI=1.783~16.329,P=0.0019)、年龄(OR=3.021 95%CI=0.983~6.459 P=0.0108)、糖尿病家族史(OR=2.43895%CI=0.612~5.231 P=0.0256)为GDM的高危因素。结论:新标准下报告GDM检出率为10.39%。肥胖、多囊卵巢综合征、年龄、糖尿病家族史为影响GDM发生的高危因素。加强GDM筛查并对具有高危因素的妊娠期妇女早期诊断,早期干预、早期管理可改善妊娠结局,提高人口素质。     

妊娠糖尿病饮食相关危险因素分析（英文）

目的:通过分析妊娠糖尿病患者与正常孕妇的饮食行为,探讨妊娠糖尿病发病饮食相关的危险因素,为孕期妇女提供科学合理膳食指导。方法:采用多阶段连续等比例抽样,选取确诊GDM的孕妇150例为病例组,同期就诊非GDM孕妇150例为对照组,利用24小时膳食回顾法进行饮食行为和一般情况的问卷调查。采用Logistic回归筛选GDM饮食相关危险因素。结果:多因素Logistic回归分析显示,怀孕年龄(OR=1.157)、孕前BMI(OR=1.780)、糖尿病家族史(OR=2.448)、产次(OR=1.157)、总能量、水果摄入量(OR=4.109)、豆类(OR=0.998)与妊娠糖尿病发生相关(OR=0.998)。采用多变量模型具体分析水果的摄入量,同时调整与妊娠糖尿病发生的相关因素结果显示:与水果摄入量小于200 g/d相比,水果的摄入量200~400 g/d,400~600 g/d和超过600 g/d其OR值分别为0.38、2.48、2.63(P0.01)。结论:除高龄、肥胖、糖尿病家族史等妊娠糖尿病高危因素外,饮食行为与GDM存在一定的相关性。针对高危人群早期干预,同时对孕期妇女进行科学合理的饮食指导,调整饮食结构,控制食物摄入量,以减少GDM的发病。     

初发急性ST段抬高心肌梗死患者预后的影响因素分析

目的:研究初发急性ST段抬高心肌梗死患者预后的影响因素。方法:选取我院2010年收治的发病24小时内初发急性ST段抬高心肌梗死(ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction,STEMI)258例,收集患者病史、化验检查、心脏彩超、冠状动脉造影结果等住院资料,并随访主要心血管事件,通过相关分析求出对预后有统计学意义的因素,再分别通过Logistic回归及Cox回归分析急性心肌梗死患者近期及远期预后的影响因素。结果:AMI患者住院死亡率6.2%(16/258例),影响住院死亡率因素为PCI治疗(r=-0.253,P=0.000,OR=0.318,95%CI:0.101-0.997)、血糖(Glu)(r=0.24,P=0.01,OR=1.136,95%CI:1.020-1.265)两个因素;平均随访7.6±3.8月,总终点事件10.3%(25/242例),心源性死亡患者6例(2.5%);经Cox回归分析与远期死亡相关的因素是高敏C反应蛋白(Hs CRP)(r=0.182,P=0.008,OR=1.223,95%CI:1.065-1.403)。结论:急性心肌梗死预后受多种因素影响,影响住院死亡率的因素为PCI治疗及血糖,影响远期死亡的因素是Hs CRP。     

父母及个人行为对学龄前儿童超重和肥胖的影响（英文）

目的:探讨学龄前儿童超重和肥胖的现状及其影响因素。方法:从青岛市幼儿园招募年龄在3-6岁儿童参与本调查,通过健康体格检查和问卷调查两部分进行。其中体格检查包括身高和体重的测量,问卷调查内容包括父母的相关变量以及儿童个人饮食行为等因素。其中1080份为完整有效数据。结果:学龄前儿童超重和肥胖人数分别占总数的18.80%和8.98%。男孩的超重和肥胖率(31.8%)高于女生(23.8%)。父亲和母亲的超重和肥胖均与儿童超重和肥胖存在关联性(P0.05)。较长屏幕时间、快速进食是超重和肥胖的危险因素(P0.05),而增加体力活动时间为保护因素(P0.05)。偏爱肉类也是与超重/肥胖相关的因素(P0.05)。结论:孩子个性习惯和父母均与学龄前儿童超重和肥胖相关,学龄前儿童超重和肥胖问题仍然是一个重要的公共卫生问题。     

大学生膳食因素与肥胖的关系研究

目的：探讨大学生肥胖发生风险与膳食因素的关系,为大学生肥胖的膳食防治提供科学依据。方法：于2018年在青岛大学开展横断面调查,经纳入排除标准共5 509人纳入本次分析,所得资料采用软件STATA 12.0进行Logistic回归分析。结果：奶类、红肉类摄入是肥胖发生的危险因素（OR=1.52,95% CI：1.04~2.00;OR=1.54,95% CI：1.09~2.18）,蔬菜、适量茶摄入是肥胖发生的保护因素（OR=0.60,95% CI：0.41~0.86;OR=0.61,95% CI：0.42~0.89）。结论：饮食对于肥胖的发生风险有一定影响,健康生活方式,合理饮食,合理的茶摄入、增加蔬菜的摄入量、减少肉类摄入量,对于预防大学生肥胖的发生具有重大意义。     

Sex Differences in the Relationship between Asthma and Overweight in Dutch Children: a Survey Study

Objective

Obesity has been identified as a risk factor for asthma in children. However, in the Netherlands, the obesity prevalence is rising while the asthma prevalence in children is stabilising. The aim of this study is to clarify the association between asthma and Body Mass Index (BMI) in children and whether this association is influenced by sex.

Study Design

Parents of 39,316 children (6-16 years) in the south of the Netherlands were invited to complete an online questionnaire on respiratory symptoms, anthropometric variables and several potential confounding factors for asthma and obesity (including sex, birth weight and breastfeeding). Data was analysed by multivariable logistic regression models and an ordinal regression model.

Results

The response rate was 24% (n boys= 4,743, n girls= 4,529). The prevalence of asthma, overweight and obesity was 8%, 15% and 2% respectively. Body mass index - standard deviation Score (BMI-SDS) was related to current asthma (adjusted OR: 1.29; 95%CI: 1.14-1.45, p≤0.001). When stratified for sex, asthma and BMI-SDS were only related in girls (Girls: adjusted OR: 1.31; 95%CI: 1.13-1.51, p≤0.001. Boys: adjusted OR: 1.01; 95%CI: 0.91-1.14, p=0.72).

Conclusions

The positive association between BMI-SDS and asthma is only present in girls, not boys. Future studies into obesity and asthma should correct for sex in their analyses.     

Trends in Height and BMI of 6‐Year‐Old Children during the Nutrition Transition in Chile

Objective: We analyzed trends in height and BMI and their interaction in 6‐year‐old Chilean children over the last 15 years. Research Methods and Procedures: We calculated height for age z‐score (HAZ), BMI z‐score, prevalence of obesity, underweight, and stunting from cross‐sectional national school‐based annual population surveys in 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 2000, and 2002. Using mixed model analysis, we determined the risk of obesity according to height over time as odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence interval and the potential influence of height and year of study on BMI z‐score. Results: Over the study period, height increased by 2.8 cm in boys and 2.6 cm in girls, whereas stunting declined from 5% to 2% in both. Tallness increased by ～2%, BMI z‐score increased from +0.3 to +0.65 in boys and to +0.62 in girls, and HAZ increased from ?0.47 in boys and ?0.45 in girls to 0 in 2002. Underweight declined from 4% to 3%, whereas obesity rose from 5% to ～14%. The probability of obesity among tall children was significantly greater than that for normal height children (OR, 2.3 to 3.5). The lowest obesity risk was observed between ?2 and ?1 HAZ. The OR for obesity in the stunted relative to normal height children was variable, ranging from 1.23 to 0.65, whereas it was significant and consistently positive (1.1 to 1.7) for boys and girls when it was compared with the lowest obesity risk according to height. Discussion: Tallness is significantly associated with increased obesity risk in children, while stunting is also associated, but to a lesser degree.     

Sex-Based Differences in Asthma among Preschool and School-Aged Children in Korea

The purpose of this study was to explore risk factors related to asthma prevalence among preschool and school-aged children using a representative national dataset from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) conducted from 2009–2011. We evaluated the demographic information, health status, household environment, socioeconomic status, and parents’ health status of 3,542 children aged 4–12 years. A sex-stratified multivariate logistic regression was used to obtain adjusted prevalence odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals after accounting for primary sample units, stratification, and sample weights. The sex-specific asthma prevalence in the 4- to 12-year-old children was 7.39% in boys and 6.27% in girls. Boys and girls with comorbid atopic dermatitis were more likely to have asthma than those without atopic dermatitis (boys: OR = 2.20, p = 0.0071; girls: OR = 2.33, p = 0.0031). Boys and girls with ≥1 asthmatic parent were more likely to have asthma than those without asthmatic parents (boys: OR = 3.90, p = 0.0006; girls: OR = 3.65, p = 0.0138). As girls got older, the prevalence of asthma decreased (OR = 0.90, p = 0.0408). Girls residing in rural areas were 60% less likely to have asthma than those residing in urban areas (p = 0.0309). Boys with ≥5 family members were more likely to have asthma than those with ≤3 family members (OR = 2.45, p = 0.0323). The factors related to asthma prevalence may differ depending on sex in preschool and school-aged children. By understanding the characteristics of sex-based differences in asthma, individualized asthma management plans may be established clinically.     

The High Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Mexican Children

Objective: To establish the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Mexican children 10 to 17 years of age according to the percentiles from both the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF). Research Methods and Procedures: Heights and weights were measured in children from nationally representative, randomly chosen households in the Mexican National Health Survey 2000. The study population consisted of 7862 boys and 8947 girls, 10 to 17 years of age. Measurements used were the percentage of children in the corresponding BMI categories for overweight and obesity specified by the CDC and the IOTF BMI percentiles. Results: The children were short, with mean Z scores for height by age varying from ? 0.62 ± 1.26 to ?1.12 ± 1.06 in boys and from ?0.45 ± 1.25 to ?1.19 ± 1.12 in girls. CDC‐based overweight prevalences varied by age from 10.8% to 16.1% in boys and 14.3% to 19.1% in girls, with obesity prevalences from 9.2% to 14.7% in boys and 6.8% to 10.6% in girls; these prevalences did not relate to stunting. IOTF‐based excess weight prevalences were similar, with higher overweight rates (boys, 15.4% to 18.8%; girls, 18.4% to 22.3%) but lower obesity rates (boys, 6.1% to 9%; girls, 5.9% to 8.2%). Discussion: Mexican children have one‐half the overweight/obesity prevalences of U.S. Mexican‐American children; however, there are higher rates in Northern Mexico, which is closer to the U.S. These escalating rates of excess weight demand new prevention, as well as management, policies.     

Birth Weight,Growth and Feeding Pattern in Early Infancy Predict Overweight/Obesity Status at Two Years of Age: A Birth Cohort Study of Chinese Infants

Objectives

To investigate the early determinants of overweight and obesity status at age two years.

Methods

A total of 1098 healthy neonates (563 boys and 535 girls) were involved in this community-based prospective study in China. Data on body weight and length were collected at birth, the 3^rd and 24^th month. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data on social demography and feeding patterns of children, etc. Three multivariable logistic regression models were employed to make various comparisons of weight status, i.e., model 1 (obesity vs. non-obesity), model 2 (combined overweight and obesity vs. normal weight, and model 3 (obesity, overweight and normal weight).

Results

Prevalences of overweight/obesity (95^th >BMI ≥85^th p and BMI ≥95^th p, referring to WHO BMI standards) at 2 years of age are 15.8%/11.2% for boys and 12.9%/9.0% for girls, respectively. Being born with macrosomia (OR: 1.80–1.88), relatively greater BMI increment in the first 3 months (OR: 1.15–1.16) and bottle emptying by encouragement at age two (OR: 1.30–1.57) were found in all three models to be significant risk factors for higher BMI status at 2 years. Pre-pregnancy maternal BMI (OR: 1.09–1.12), paternal BMI (OR: 1.06), and mixed breastfeeding (OR: 1.54–1.57) or formula feeding (OR: 1.90–1.93) in the first month were identified as significant in models 2 and 3. Child-initiated bottle emptying at age two was observed to increase the risk of obesity by 1.31 times but only in model 1.

Conclusion

Fetal and early postnatal growth and feeding pattern appear to have significant impacts on early childhood overweight and obesity status independent of parental BMI. Policy-based and multidisciplinary approaches to promote breastfeeding and enhancement of feeding skills of care takers may be promising intervention strategies.     

Impact of Objective and Subjective Social Status on Obesity in a Biracial Cohort of Adolescents

Objective: To characterize the associations between socioeconomic status (SES), two levels of subjective social status (SSS), and adolescent obesity. Research Methods and Procedures: Cross‐sectional study of 1491 black and white adolescents attending public school in a suburban school district in Greater Cincinnati, Ohio. BMI ≥95th percentile derived from measured height and weight defined overweight. Students rated SSS on separate 10‐point scales for society and school. A parent provided information on parent education and household income for SES. Results: Although there were no sex differences in SES, black students were more likely to come from families with less well‐educated parents and lower incomes (p < 0.001). Black girls had the lowest societal SSS (p = 0.003), lowest school SSS (p = 0.046), and highest BMI (p < 0.001). Prevalence of overweight was highest among black girls (26.0%) and boys (26.2%), intermediate for white boys (17.2%), and least for white girls (11.6%). Logistic regression modeling revealed that parent education, household income, and school SSS were each associated with overweight. In a fully adjusted model, school SSS retained its association to overweight (odds ratio, 1.16; 95% CI, 1.06, 1.26) independent of SES. The association of school SSS was strongest among white girls, intermediate for white and black boys, and absent for black girls. Discussion: Perceptions of social stratification are independently associated with overweight. There were important racial and sex differences in the social status‐overweight association. SSS in the more immediate, local reference group, the school, had the strongest association to overweight.     

Physical Activity,Obesity, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Children. The Belgian Luxembourg Child Study II

GUILLAUME, MICHÈLE, LEIF LAPIDUS, PER BJÖRNTORP, ANDRE LAMBERT. Physical activity, obesity, and cardiovascular risk factors in children. The Belgian Luxembourg Child Study II. Physical activity was measured in relation to cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in a randomly selected population of 1028 children from Province de Luxembourg in Belgium, a mainly rural area with a high prevalence of such risk factors among adults and children. Physical activity was estimated as participation in sport activities, a major indicator of leisure-time physical activity in schoolchildren, and physical inactivity was estimated as frequency and duration of television (TV) watching. Boys participated more frequently in sport activities than girls did (p=0. 001). A majority of the children watched TV daily. After age adjustment, bodyweight (girls, p<0. 012; boys, p<0. 027) and, in boys, body mass index (BMI) (p<0. 039) were related to days per week of TV watching. No significant relationships with other CV risk factors remained after adjustments for BMI. In analyses of independent contributions of age, TV watching, and sports activity on CV risk factors, age showed highly significant relationships. In boys, TV showed relationships with BMI (P<0. 04) and (borderline) with systolic blood pressure, independent of age and sports activity, whereas the latter was significantly related to subscapular skinfold (p<0. 04) and (borderline) with triceps skinfold and cholesterol. In girls, no significant independent contributions to risk factor associations were found. The father's education was directly associated with sports activities, whereas the mother being a housewife showed negative relationships to physical activity and positive to TV watching in their children, suggesting socioeconomic influence on the activity patterns of children. Furthermore, registrations suggested less physical activity in the most rural part of the area. It is concluded that children in this mainly rural area watch TV frequently. In boys, physical inactivity, measured both as TV watching and as registrations of sports activities, contributes independently to body fat mass. In girls, no contribution or weaker contributions of physical inactivity were found. This suggests that contributory factors leading to obesity might be different in girls and boys.     

Habitual Snoring in school-aged children: environmental and biological predictors

Background

Habitual snoring, a prominent symptom of sleep-disordered breathing, is an important indicator for a number of health problems in children. Compared to adults, large epidemiological studies on childhood habitual snoring and associated predisposing factors are extremely scarce. The present study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of habitual snoring among Chinese school-aged children.

Methods

A random sample of 20,152 children aged 5.08 to 11.99 years old participated in a cross-sectional survey, which was conducted in eight cities of China. Parent-administrated questionnaires were used to collect information on children''s snoring frequency and the possible correlates.

Results

The prevalence of habitual snoring was 12.0% (14.5% for boys vs. 9.5% for girls) in our sampled children. Following factors were associated with an increased risk for habitual snoring: lower family income (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 1.46), lower father''s education (OR = 1.38 and 1.14 for middle school or under and high school of educational level, respectively), breastfeeding duration < 6 months (OR = 1.17), pregnancy maternal smoking (OR = 1.51), obesity (OR = 1.50), overweight (OR = 1.35), several respiratory problems associated with atopy and infection, such as chronic/allergic rhinitis (OR = 1.94), asthma (OR = 1.43), adenotonsillar hypertrophy (OR = 2.17), and chronic otitis media (OR = 1.31), and family history of habitual snoring (OR = 1.70).

Conclusion

The prevalence of habitual snoring in Chinese children was similar to that observed in other countries. The potential predisposing factors covered socioeconomic characteristics, environmental exposures, chronic health problems, and family susceptibility. Compared to socioeconomic status and family susceptibility, environmental exposures and chronic health problems had greater impact, indicating childhood habitual snoring could be partly prevented by health promotion and environmental intervention.     

Contributions of Incidence and Persistence to the Prevalence of Childhood Obesity during the Emerging Epidemic in Denmark

Background

Prevalence of obesity is the result of preceding incidence of newly developed obesity and persistence of obesity. We investigated whether increasing incidence and/or persistence during childhood drove the prevalence of childhood obesity during the emerging epidemic.

Methods

Height and weight were measured at ages 7 and 13 years in 192,992 Danish school children born 1930–1969. Trends in the incidence (proportion obese at 13 years among those not obese at 7 years) and persistence (proportion obese at 13 years among those obese at 7 years) across birth cohort periods (1930–41 with low stable prevalence of obesity, 1942–51 with increasing prevalence, 1952–69 with the higher, but stable prevalence) were investigated. Logistic regression was used to examine the associations between BMI at 7 years as a continuous trait, allowing interactions with the birth cohorts, and occurrence of obesity at 13 years.

Results

The prevalence of obesity was similar at 7 and 13 years and increased across birth cohorts in boys from around 0.1% to 0.5% and in girls from around 0.3% to 0.7%. The incidence of obesity between ages 7 and 13 years increased from 0.15% to 0.35% in boys and from 0.20% to 0.44% in girls. The persistence increased from 28.6% to 41.4% in boys and from 16.4% to 31.0% in girls. Despite a decrease over time, the remission of obesity occurred in >60% of obese children in the last birth cohort. However, the odds ratios of obesity at age 13 years in relation to the full range of BMI at 7 years remained unchanged across the birth cohort periods.

Conclusions/Significance

The development of the obesity epidemic in children was due to an increase in both incidence and persistence of obesity. Contrary to prevailing expectations, a large, although declining, proportion of children obese at an early age underwent remission during childhood.     

Racial Differences in the Tracking of Childhood BMI to Adulthood

Objective: The possibility that there are racial differences in the patterns of BMI (kilograms per meter squared) change throughout life has not been examined. For example, the high prevalence of obesity among black women could result from a higher prevalence of obesity among black girls or because normal‐weight black girls experience larger BMI increases in adolescence or adulthood than do their white counterparts. Therefore, we examined the tracking of childhood BMI into adulthood in a biracial (36% black) sample. Research Methods and Procedures: Five‐ to 14‐year‐old children (2392) were followed for (mean) 17 years. Childhood overweight was defined as BMI ≥ 95th percentile, and adult obesity was defined as BMI ≥ 30 kg/m². Results: The tracking of childhood BMI differed between whites and blacks. Among overweight children, 65% of white girls vs. 84% of black girls became obese adults, and predictive values among boys were 71% (whites) vs. 82% (blacks). These racial differences reflected contrasting patterns in the rate of BMI change. Although the initial BMI of black children was not higher than that of white children, BMI increases with age were larger among black girls and overweight black boys than among their white counterparts. In contrast, relatively thin (BMI < 50th percentile) white boys were more likely to become overweight adults than were their black counterparts. Discussion: These findings emphasize the black/white differences in BMI changes with age. Because of the adult health consequences of childhood‐onset obesity, early prevention should be given additional emphasis.