ID | 111504 |
著者 |
Tanaka, Hisako
The University of Tokushima
Sei, Masako
The University of Tokushima
Binh, Tran Quang
The University of Tokushima|National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology
Munakata, Hokuma
The University of Tokushima
Yuasa, Kyoko
The University of Tokushima
Nakahori, Yutaka
The University of Tokushima
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キーワード | month of birth
height
weight
degree of obesity
schoolchildren
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資料タイプ |
学術雑誌論文
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抄録 | Month and season of birth are thought to influence height, weight and degree of obesity in schoolchildren. A cross-sectional study was designed to measure the height and weight of all children aged 6-15 years attending primary and junior high schools in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Data were standardized (z-scores) and analysed separately by gender and age. The mean z-score for height and weight were the highest in subjects born during the months of spring and the lowest in those born during the months of winter (p < 0.0001), whereas the means were significantly higher in children born during the months of summer than in those born during the months of autumn (p < 0.0001). A gradually decreasing trend of height and weight was observed in children of both genders born between May and Mar (from spring to winter). There was no significant difference in degree of obesity among the four seasons of birth for boys and girls. The highest prevalence of obese boys have born during spring (among 6-year-old boys) and summer (among 7-year-old boys), whereas the highest prevalence of obese girls have born during spring (among 6-year-old girls) and winter (among 10-year-old girls). Our findings suggest that month and season of birth influence height and weight of schoolchildren in Tokushima but not their degree of obesity.
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掲載誌名 |
The Journal of Medical Investigation
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ISSN | 13496867
13431420
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cat書誌ID | AA11166929
AA12022913
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出版者 | Faculty of Medicine Tokushima University
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巻 | 54
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号 | 1-2
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開始ページ | 133
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終了ページ | 139
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並び順 | 133
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発行日 | 2007-02
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言語 |
eng
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