Some anthropometric indicator in puplils at Sapa and Yen Binh regions
- Author:
Le Thi Kim Dung
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
anthropometric indicator
- MeSH:
Indicators and Reagents;
Preventive Medicine;
Public Health
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2003;13(2):49-52
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
This cross-sectional study involved 339 students aged 12-15 at 2 boarding schools in Sapa and Yen Binh, determined height, weight, and BMI. Results: there weren’t
significant differences between the weights (Sapa’s students: 34.38 kg, and Yen Binh’s students: 33.31 kg), and the average heights of students in 2 regions (p>0.05); but BMI of Sapa’s students is higher than Yen Binh’s students (17.04 vs 16.38, p<0.05)
