Publication Date:
2018-09-18
Description:
by Yan Zhang, Xiaona Huang, Yuning Yang, Xiaoli Liu, Chenlu Yang, Anqi Wang, Yan Wang, Hong Zhou Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the nutritional status and its risk factors among children under 5 years, with special focus on the coexistence of under and over nutrition in population level. Methods We enrolled 6,570 children under 5 years among 26 counties in poor areas of China. Prevalences of malnutrition (stunting, underweight, wasting, overweight) were calculated. Overweight was evaluated using two indicators–weight for height Z score (WHZ) and body mass index for age Z score (BAZ), and results were compared. Results The total prevalence of malnutrition was 19.2%. The prevalence of stunting and overweight were as high as 8.4% and 8.8%, respectively. The BAZ-estimated prevalence of overweight was 9.9%, which was higher than the WHZ-estimated prevalence (p
Electronic ISSN:
1932-6203
Topics:
Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
