Prevalence and factors related to overweight,obesity and hypertension comorbidities among primary and secondary school students in Ningxia
Objective To explore the prevalence and related factors of overweight,obesity and hypertension comorbidities a-mong children and adolescents in Ningxia,so as to provide a scientific basis for effective early health intervention in children and adolescents.Methods From September 2021 to June 2022,a total of 4 577 students aged 9-16 were selected from Jinfeng District of Yinchuan City,Shapotou District of Zhongwei City,Yanchi County of Wuzhong City and Pingluo County of Shizuishan City in Ningxia by multi-stage cluster random sampling method for questionnaire survey and physical measurement.The influencing factors of overweight,obesity and hypertension comorbidities in children and adolescents were investigated by Chi-square test and multiva-riate unconditioned Logistic regression analysis with weighted complex sampling design.Results The prevalence of overweight and obesity among primary and secondary school students in Ningxia was 22.87%,the prevalence of hypertension was 1.30%,and the comorbity rate of overweight,obesity and hypertension was 1.07%.Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that students aged 13-16(OR=15.66,95%CI=3.84-63.96,P<0.05)were more likely to suffer from overweight,obesity and hypertension than students aged 9-12.The students of insufficient sleep duration(OR=5.47,95%CI=1.73-17.33,P<0.05)had higher levels of o-verweight,obesity and hypertension comorbidities than those of adequate sleep duration.Students who had breakfast 1 to 7 times a week(OR=0.08,95%CI=0.02-0.37)had lower incidence than those who had breakfast once a week(P<0.05).Conclusions Age,sleep time and breakfast frequency are all related factors of overweight,obesity and hypertension co-morbidity among primary and secondary school students in Ningxia.Close attention should be paid to students aged 9-12 years with insufficient sleep time and fasting in the morning,and carry out scientific education and prevention and control interventions should be carried out.