健檢民眾體位之描述性分析：以某醫學中心為例

Descriptive Analysis of Body Status in Patients Receiving Health Checkups: A Hospital-Based Study

陳宗林(Tsung-Lin Chen) ； 賴世偉(Shih-Wei Lai) ； 林文元(Wen-Yuan Lin) ； 劉秋松(Chiu-Shong Liu) ； 陳維恭(Wei-Kung Chen)

《Mid-Taiwan Journal of Medicine》 8卷s_2期 (2003/12) Pp. s114-s119

https://doi.org/10.6558/MTJM.2003.8(s_2).8

摘要

Objectives: To determine the distribution of body status among patients receiving health checkups.
Methods: This was a hospital-based descriptive study. We retrospectively analyzed patients receiving health checkups at the China Medical University Hospital from January 2000 to December 2002. In total, 3,100 patients were enrolled in this study. Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) were measured to assess body status. The statistical analysis was performed byX2.
Results: There were 1,356 women (44%) and 1,744 men (56%). The mean age was 54.7±17.3 years (age range, 20 to 89 years). According to BMI (24≦BMI＜27,and BMI≧27), the prevalence of patients being overweight and obese was 27.0% and 18.7% in women, and 35.3% and 22.0% in men, respectively. According to WC (women≧80, men≧90), the prevalence of obesity was 58.1% in women, and 40.3% in men. The prevalence of obesity (according to BMI) in three age groups (20 to 39, 40 to 64, and≧65) was 7.5%, 19.4% and 24.7% in women, and 22.1%, 22.7% and 19.8% in men, respectively. The prevalence of obesity (according to WC) was 23.3%, 62.2% and 71.7% in women, and 30.2%, 42.6% and 42.5% in men, respectively.
Conclusions: We recommend the combined measurement of BMI and WC to assess body status. The prevalence of patients being overweight and obese is relatively high and progressively increasing among Taiwanese adults. Policy and programs to promote healthy body status must be substantially intensified. We hope this study will provide basic information for further studies on the epidemiology of body status in Taiwanese adults.

關鍵字

身體質量指數 ； 體位 ； 健康檢查 ； 腰圍

並列摘要

Objectives: To determine the distribution of body status among patients receiving health checkups.
Methods: This was a hospital-based descriptive study. We retrospectively analyzed patients receiving health checkups at the China Medical University Hospital from January 2000 to December 2002. In total, 3,100 patients were enrolled in this study. Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) were measured to assess body status. The statistical analysis was performed byX2.
Results: There were 1,356 women (44%) and 1,744 men (56%). The mean age was 54.7±17.3 years (age range, 20 to 89 years). According to BMI (24≦BMI＜27,and BMI≧27), the prevalence of patients being overweight and obese was 27.0% and 18.7% in women, and 35.3% and 22.0% in men, respectively. According to WC (women≧80, men≧90), the prevalence of obesity was 58.1% in women, and 40.3% in men. The prevalence of obesity (according to BMI) in three age groups (20 to 39, 40 to 64, and≧65) was 7.5%, 19.4% and 24.7% in women, and 22.1%, 22.7% and 19.8% in men, respectively. The prevalence of obesity (according to WC) was 23.3%, 62.2% and 71.7% in women, and 30.2%, 42.6% and 42.5% in men, respectively.
Conclusions: We recommend the combined measurement of BMI and WC to assess body status. The prevalence of patients being overweight and obese is relatively high and progressively increasing among Taiwanese adults. Policy and programs to promote healthy body status must be substantially intensified. We hope this study will provide basic information for further studies on the epidemiology of body status in Taiwanese adults.

並列關鍵字

body mass index ； body status ； health checkups ； waist circumference