Objective: To understand the current situation and related factors of overweight and obesity in children aged 3-6 years old in Urumqi City.

Methods: From October to December 2021, a questionnaire survey was conducted on the general information of 1897 children and their fathers or mothers from 10 kindergartens in Urumqi City by stratified cluster sampling, and the height and weight of the children were measured. SPSS 25.0 was used for χ~2 test and Logistic regression analysis.

Results: There were 1897 children out of which 961(50.66%) were boys, 936(49.34%) were girls, 334(17.60%) were 3 years old, 592(31.21%)were 4 years old, 667(35.16%) were 5 years old, and 304(16.03%) were 6 years old. The prevalence rate of obesity and overweight in children aged 3-6 years old was 31.21%(592). Single factor analysis showed that child's age, the child's sex, the child's dietary habits, whether the child's father had a family history of obesity, whether the child's mother had a family history of obesity, whether the child's mother suffered from hypertension during pregnancy, whether the child's father smoked, whether the child's mother smoked during pregnancy(including passive smoking), the child's family per capita monthly income, the child's family structure type, and the child's mother's pregnancy age were all statistically significant(P<0.05 or P<0.01). The logistic regression analysis showed that child's age, the child's sex, the child's dietary habits, whether the child's father had a family history of obesity, whether the child's mother had a family history of obesity, whether the child's mother suffered from hypertension during pregnancy, whether the child's father smoked, whether the child's mother smoked during pregnancy(including passive smoking), the child's family structure type, and the child's mother's pregnancy age were overweight and obesity children aged 3-6 years old of related factors in Urumqi(P<0.05 or P<0.01).

Conclusion: The detection rate of overweight and obesity in children aged 3-6 years old in Urumqi City is high.

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