[Prevalence rates of overweight and obesity in Chinese minority students in 2005].
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the prevalence rates of overweight and obesity in Chinese minority students in 2005.


METHODS
We analyzed data of 24 minority groups aged 7 - 18 years from Chinese national survey on students' physical fitness and health in 2005. Criterion made by the workgroup of obesity in China (WGOC) was used.


RESULTS
The prevalence rates of overweight in 24 minority groups aged 7 - 18 years were 3.71% for boys and 4.72% for girls, while the prevalence rates of obesity were 1.60% for boys and 1.25% for girls. The total prevalence rates of overweight and obesity were 5.32% for boys and 5.96% for girls. The prevalence rates of overweight and obesity were higher in Korean, Mongolian and Kazak but lower in Zhuang and Shui students the Korean students the highest.


CONCLUSIONS
In general, both the prevalence rates of overweight and obesity in Chinese minority students were comparatively low. However, in some minority groups the prevalence had already become higher, which demands early prevention.
Li
Bai-hui
BH
Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
Ma
Jun
J
Wu
Shuang-sheng
SS
Song
Yi
Y
Hu
Pei-jin
PJ
Zhang
Bing
B
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009765:Obesity / Q000208:ethnology*; D050177:Overweight / Q000208:ethnology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*