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Trends and prevalence of malnutrition among Chinese children under five years old

Xiaoguang Yang, Zhihong Wang, Yuna He, Wentao Yu, Yisong Hu, Fengying Zhai

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Objective:To study the trends and prevalence of malnutrition status among Chinese children under 5 years old from 1992-2002. Methods: The anthropometry data were collected from ‘National Nutrition Survey in 1992’ and ‘The Nutrition and Health Status of the Chinese People in 2002’. Age- and sex- specific height and weight reference recommended by WHO/NCHS was used to analyze the data. Result: The prevalence of stunting among urban children less than five years old decreased from 19.1% in 1992 to 4.9% in 2002, and in rural areas from 35.0% to 14.3%. In 2002, 7.8% of children in urban areas were underweight, compared to 18.0% in 1992. while in rural areas was 3.8% in 2002 compared to 10.0% in 1992.

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Objective:To study the trends and prevalence of malnutrition status among Chinese children under 5 years old from 1992-2002. Methods: The anthropometry data were collected from ‘National Nutrition Survey in 1992’ and ‘The Nutrition and Health Status of the Chinese People in 2002’. Age- and sex- specific height and weight reference recommended by WHO/NCHS was used to analyze the data. Result: The prevalence of stunting among urban children less than five years old decreased from 19.1% in 1992 to 4.9% in 2002, and in rural areas from 35.0% to 14.3%. In 2002, 7.8% of children in urban areas were underweight, compared to 18.0% in 1992. while in rural areas was 3.8% in 2002 compared to 10.0% in 1992.

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Objective:To study the trends and prevalence of malnutrition status among Chinese children under 5 years old from 1992-2002. Methods: The anthropometry data were collected from ‘National Nutrition Survey in 1992’ and ‘The Nutrition and Health Status of the Chinese People in 2002’. Age- and sex- specific height and weight reference recommended by WHO/NCHS was used to analyze the data. Result: The prevalence of stunting among urban children less than five years old decreased from 19.1% in 1992 to 4.9% in 2002, and in rural areas from 35.0% to 14.3%. In 2002, 7.8% of children in urban areas were underweight, compared to 18.0% in 1992. while in rural areas was 3.8% in 2002 compared to 10.0% in 1992.

Key concepts: Underweight, Malnutrition, Anthropometry, Medicine, Environmental health, Rural area, Demography, Pediatrics

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