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标题：Changes in the Incidence of Underweight and Overweight in Children and Adolescents from Rural Areas
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作者：Helena Popławska ; Elżbieta Huk Wieliczuk ; Agnieszka Dmitruk 等
期刊名称：Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2351-6496
电子版ISSN：2538-8347
出版年度：2018
卷号：2
期号：81
DOI：10.33607/bjshs.v2i81.330
语种：English
出版社：Lithuanian Sports University
摘要：Research background and hypothesis. Considering the socio-economic transformations affecting the life style of rural families of Estern Poland, it seemed worthwhile determining changes in the frequency of occurrence of overweight and underweight among girls and boys from this region, as the negative effects of improvements in life conditions include an increase in overweight and obesity, which in some countries takes the form of epidemics. Research aim was determine changes over time in the frequency of occurrence of underweight and overweight (including obesity) among children and adolescents in Eastern Poland considering social variation. Research methods. Information was obtained applying a questionnaire survey concerning the educational level of parents and the number of children in the family. The standards recommended by the International Obesity Task Force were used for the evaluation of underweight and overweight including obesity, based on the BMI index. Research results. During the period of time between 1998 and 2007, an increase was observed in the frequency of occurrence of overweight and obesity, accompanied by a decrease in underweight among boys. In girls, an opposite trend was noted – an increase in the number of underweight girls and a decrease in the frequency of occurrence of overweight and obesity. In addition, social differences were noted concerning BMI values: girls and boys with overweight and obesity most often came from families with lower levels of parental education and a larger number of children in the family. Conclusions and perspectives. The education of parents and the number of children, in spite of observed social and economic positive changes in Poland, still have an inﬂ uence on the frequency of occurrence of overweight and obesity in children and the youth of the rural areas. Keywords: body mass index, time changes, social conditions.