Overweight status in stunted children 4-6 yeas of age in urban of Ha Noi
- Author:
Tran Thi phuc Nguyet
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
overweight status, children
- MeSH:
Child;
Overweight;
Child Nutrition Sciences
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2003;466(11):15-18
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The study was carried out from March to August 2002 on 2.466 children of 4-6 years old at 22 maternal and primary school in 7 districts of Hanoi city. Their nutritional status had got obvious improvements, the rate of malnutrition according to the 3 criteria - weight/age, height/age, weight/height was at low levels. Children with low weight at birth and children of stunting form suffered from malnutrition were at risk of overweight in 6 years old with 2.6 times higher than normal children. Children with the weight above 3,6kg at birth were at risk of over weight in 4-6 year olds with 1.9 times higher. Mothers of overweight children had had educative levels higher than children of normal group and children of later parturition
