Status and associations of nutritional and dietary behaviors of school age children in poor areas of western China
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.12.007
- VernacularTitle:中国西部贫困地区小学生营养与饮食行为现状及相关性
- Author:
WU Yan, GAO Liwang, MA Lu, LI Chao, ZHAO Cai, LIU Min, YAN Yating, BAI Jing, ZHAO Li, WANG Youfa
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Author Information
1. Global Health Institute, School of Public Health, Xi an Jiaotong University, Xi an (710061) , China
- Publication Type:期刊文章
- Keywords:
Nutritional status;
Food habits;
Body mass index;
Child;
Poverty areas
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2022;43(12):1787-1790
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the status of nutrition and dietary behaviors and their associations in school age children in poor areas of western China, to provide clues for sustainable improvement strategies of malnutrition among primary school students in rural revitalization.
Methods:A total of 1 887 school age students from 3 poverty stricken counties in Shaanxi and Sichuan provinces were investigated by physical examination and questionnaire survey during October to December in 2020. Mixed effects model was used to analyze associations between nutritional status and dietary behaviors.
Results:The prevalence of stunting, wasting, overweight and obesity, and central obesity among 1 887 students were 1.8%, 6.6%, 27.7%, 24.5%, respectively, and the differences between two provinces were statistically significant ( χ 2=94.76, 46.05, 109.96, 80.50, P <0.05). The prevalence of overweight and obesity of students in Shaanxi and Sichuan were 32.8% and 4.9%, respectively. The prevalence of stunting and wasting were 0.4% and 4.7% in Shaanxi, and 8.1% and 14.7% in Sichuan, respectively. Among 1 160 students with complete dietary data, the proportions of students who ate breakfast, eggs, and milk daily were low, and eating breakfast daily was negatively associated with overweight and obesity( OR =0.26, P <0.05), and eating out and eating in canteen were positively associated with wasting( OR = 2.51, 2.82, P <0.05).
Conclusion:School age children in poor areas of western China are facing double burden of malnutrition, and there are significant regional differences. Future targeted interventions should be made to improve these students nutritional status.
