Avaliação antropométrica de pré-escolares em Piracicaba, SP: da desnutrição para a obesidade

Autor: Maurício Lamano Ferreira, Silvia Maria Guerra Molina, Ana Paula Branco do Nascimento
Rok vydání: 2010
Předmět:
Zdroj: ConScientiae Saúde, Vol 9, Iss 4, Pp 707-713 (2010)
ISSN: 1983-9324
1677-1028
DOI: 10.5585/conssaude.v9i4.2378
Popis: Introduction: The nutritional status of children is essential to assess the evolution of life and health conditions of a population in a country, since it can cause obesity in children which may perpetuate itself until adulthood. Objective: To evaluate the nutritional status of 3,996 children enrolled in public schools of early education (EMEI), in Piracicaba, SP. Method: Weight, height and age of preschoolers were collected. It was adopted the classification based on standard deviation units or z-score, using the anthropometric indicators of height-for-age (ZHA), weight-for-height (ZWH). Results: It was found that 8.1% of preschoolers showed deficits in stature (ZHA 3). Conclusion: The results pointed to the need to implement intervention programs in EMEI Piracicaba, SP.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
Pro tento záznam nejsou dostupné žádné jednotky.