[Prevalence of malnutrition status in children and adolescents in Guangdong Province, 2002-2012].
Wei Sheng Yan Jiu
; 48(6): 907-912, 2019 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-31875814
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence and change of growth retardation, weight loss and malnutrition among children and adolescents aged 6-17 years in Guangdong Province in 2002-2012. METHODS: A total of 7264 children and adolescents(3804 boys and 3460 girls) aged 6-17 years were selected in thirteen monitoring points of Guangdong for nutritional survey in 2002, and a total of 2319 children and adolescents(1158 boys and 1161 girls) aged 6-17 years were selected in nine counties/districts of Guangdong for nutritional survey during 2009-2012 through multistage random cluster sampling. The body height and weight of all the children and adolescents were measured. RESULTS: The prevalence of growth retardation, weight loss and malnutrition decreased from 10. 0% to 1. 6%, 18. 1% to 8. 0%, and 24. 7% to 9. 3%among children and adolescents in Guangdong from 2002 to 2009-2012. The result of2009-2012 survey indicated the average prevalence of growth retardation were higher in boys(1. 9%) than in girls(1. 1%), and the average prevalence of weight loss and malnutrition was higher in girls(10. 4% and 11. 3%) than in boys(6. 0% and 7. 7%). And the average prevalence of growth retardation, weight loss and malnutrition were all higher in those living in rural area(2. 5%, 12. 4% and 14. 5%) than in city area(0. 8%, 4. 4% and 5. 1%). CONCLUSION: Compared with 2002, the prevalence of growth retardation, weight loss and malnutrition in children and adolescents aged 6-17 in Guangdong Province all decreased significantly. The prevalence was still high in girls and those living in rural, and children aged 6-17, thus more attention should be paid to them.
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Asunto principal:
Encuestas Nutricionales
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Desnutrición
Tipo de estudio:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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Zh
Revista:
Wei Sheng Yan Jiu
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2019
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Article
País de afiliación:
China
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China