上海地区0～6岁儿童体块指数的参考值

【目的】提出上海地区0～6岁儿童体块指数的参考值。【方法】利用上海市枫林街道1988～1990年出生的0～6岁儿童健康监测资料，提出上海市区儿童体块指数参考值。【结果】研究发现儿童的体块指教在出生后几个月内增加迅速．于6个月左右达峰值．以后逐渐下降。BMI值在儿童时期男女童之间的变化规律是一致的，各年龄组男童的BMI值均大于女童。上海儿童的BMI均值与瑞典同龄儿有着明显的差异。【结论】需要制订体块指数参考量表，为儿童健康监测和儿科临床提供一个新的评价工具。

Body mass index reference values from Shanghai children:0～6 years of age

To construct Body Mass Index reference values for Shanghai Children. The study data set consisted of 368 longitudinal followed full term children, born between 1st January 1988 and 31st December 1990 in Fenglin community, Shanghai. Children were followed up monthly from 1 to 6 months, three monthly from 6 to 12 months, six monthly from 12 to 36 months, and yearly from 3 years to 6 years of age. The reference values for body mass index (BMI) were present from birth to six years of age. There was a sharp increase in BMI in Shanghai children during their first months of life, reaching the peak value around 6 months of age and then decreased gradually. The general BMI growth pattern observed were the same in boys and girls, however all values in boys was larger than that in girls at all ages. There was a distinct BMI pattern of Shanghai children between birth and six years of age in comparison with Swedish values. [Conclusions] The new Shanghai BMI reference values from our study may provide a useful tool to for child health monitoring and pediatrician to assess body fat, and consequently nutritional status.