Thinness Among Rural Children in Bengal

被引：2

作者：

Mandal, Gopal Chandra ^{[2
]}

Bose, Kaushik ^{[1
]}

Bisai, Samiran

机构：

[1] Vidyasagar Univ, Dept Anthropol, Midnapore 721102, W Bengal, India

[2] Bangabasi Coll, Dept Anthropol, Kolkata, India

来源：

INDIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS | 2009年 / 76卷 / 08期

关键词：

Body mass index; Undernutrition; Thinness;

D O I：

10.1007/s12098-009-0178-y

中图分类号：

R72 [儿科学];

学科分类号：

100202 ;

摘要：

Objective. To assess the prevalence of thinness among 2-6 year old children of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme Bali-Gram Panchayat, Hooghly, West Bengal, India. Methods. Height and weight measurements were taken. The body mass index (BMI) was computed. The new international cut-off points classification proposed by Cole et al were utilized to identify thinness. Results. The overall (age-combined) mean BMI among boys and girls were 13.2 kg/m(2) (sd = 1.7) and 13.0 kg/m(2) (1.6), respectively. Mean BMI decreased from 2 to 5 years in both sexes. There were a significant (p < 0.05) sex difference in mean BMI (t = 2.57) at age 3 years. The overall (age-combined) prevalence of thinness among boys and girls were 84.8 % and 85.6 %, respectively. Conclusion. The results of the present study clearly indicates that the nutritional status of these children is of concern. [Indian J Pediatr 2009; 76 (8) : 817-819] E-mail: banda@vsnl.net

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页码：817 / 819

页数：3

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