地區剝奪、父母教育程度和兒童肥胖的關係

Abstract

研究目的：探討地區剝奪與父母教育是否對兒童肥胖有影響 研究設計：橫斷性研究，資料來自2001年國民健康訪問調查與2000年台閩地區戶口及住宅普查報告。地區剝奪指標以初級行業人口比例與17-19歲不在學率兩指標，測量臺灣地區剝奪程度。 研究對象：年齡2到11歲的兒童。 研究結果：2至11歲兒童的過重比率為15.3﹪，肥胖4.9﹪。（1）地區剝奪程度愈高，兒童肥胖率愈高。（2）父母教育程度愈高，兒童肥胖率愈高。（3）地區剝奪在父母教育程度加入後，地區剝奪顯著性消失，僅母親教育程度有影響。 結論：父母教育程度對兒童肥胖有顯著影響，因此預防兒童肥胖可從家庭著手。考量父母教育程度後，地區剝奪對兒童肥胖的影響降低，故兩者間的關係，仍值得進一步探討。

Objective: To examine the associations of childhood obesity with area deprivation and parental education among children aged 2 to 11. Design: Cross-sectional study. The study data came from two data sets; one is the 2001 National Health Interview Survey and the other is the 2000 Census of Population and Housing Taiwan-Fukien Area. We used two indictors to compose the area deprivation Index, the rate of primary occupation population and prevalence of non-schooling among 17-19 years. Study Sample: The children aged 2 to 11 years old. Main result: The rates of overweight and obese children in this study was 15.3%and 4.9% respectively.(1) The rate of childhood obesity is higher with increased area deprivation. (2) The higher the parental education, the greater the probability of childhood obesity. (3) After controlling parental education, the effect of area deprivation diminished and only maternal education remained a significant factor. Conclusion: The parental education was significantly associated with childhood obesity. After controlling parental education, the relationship between area deprivation and childhood obesity became weaker. Therefore, the possible effect of area deprivation on childhood obesity warrants further exploration.