title: [Analysis on awareness of obesity risk factors among children and adolescents].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the awareness rate of obesity risk factors among children and adolescents, and to provide the basis for preventing their obesity.
  
  
  METHODS
  The students selected by using stratified cluster sampling method, were measured for the body height, weight, and waist circumference, and were surveyed for the awareness rate of obesity risk factors by using the questionnaire. The distribution characteristics of awareness on obesity risk factors were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The awareness rate of obesity risk factors was 74.1%, and there was no significant difference on the awareness rate of obesity risk factors between the males [71.2% (247/347)] and females [77.2% (257/333)], the abdominal obesity students [73.5% (202/275)] and non-abdominal obesity students [74.6% (302/405)], the overall obesity students [74.3% (185/249)] and non-overall obesity students [74.0% (319/431)], respectively. However, the awareness rate of obesity risk factors among the primary school students was 81.9% (272/332) that was higher than that of the middle school students [66.7% (232/348)] (P<0.05). Compared with the primary school students, the non-awareness risk of obesity risk factors would increase among the middle school students (OR=2.23, P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The overall awareness rate of obesity risk factors is not high among children and adolescents, especially among middle school students.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Bengbu Medical College, Anhui Bengbu 233030, China.
authors.forename: Lian-guo
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: Department of Child, Adolescent and Women's Health, Peking University School of Public Health; Institute of Child and Adolescent Health of Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
authors.forename: Hai-jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Child, Adolescent and Women's Health, Peking University School of Public Health; Institute of Child and Adolescent Health of Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
authors.forename: Yi-de
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Child, Adolescent and Women's Health, Peking University School of Public Health; Institute of Child and Adolescent Health of Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-hui
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Child, Adolescent and Women's Health, Peking University School of Public Health; Institute of Child and Adolescent Health of Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
authors.forename: Shuo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Child, Adolescent and Women's Health, Peking University School of Public Health; Institute of Child and Adolescent Health of Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
authors.forename: Xiang-kun
authors.initials: XK
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.affiliation: Department of Child, Adolescent and Women's Health, Peking University School of Public Health; Institute of Child and Adolescent Health of Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
authors.forename: Zheng-he
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Child, Adolescent and Women's Health, Peking University School of Public Health; Institute of Child and Adolescent Health of Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D056128:Obesity, Abdominal / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055105:Waist Circumference