Abstract

ORLONSKI, Sabrynna; DELLAGRANA, Rodolfo André; RECH, Cassiano Ricardo  and  ARAUJO, Eliane Denise da Silveira. Nutricional status and associated factors of low stature in children attended by a regular school of integral time. Rev. bras. crescimento desenvolv. hum. [online]. 2009, vol.19, n.1, pp.54-62. ISSN 0104-1282.

The aim of the present study is to analyze the nutrition status and the associated factors of low stature in children between four and ten years old. It is a transversal study that evaluated 335 students attended by a regular school of integral time of Ponta Grossa, in 2008. The nutritional status was determinated through weight/height and height/age indices. The medium age is 7.7 years old. 0.9% of the children presented malnourishment, 6.9% presented low stature and 27.8% presented overweight. The analysis was making with just one variation and demonstrated that the low stature is related to the variables: low weight when children were born (RP=2.59, IC95% 1.02 - 4.12), mothers with a little education level (RP= 2.12 IC95% 1.54 - 3.18), low economical and social level (RP= 2. 36, IC95% 2.26 - 4.46). The variables sex, age, number of brothers and number of people at home weren't associated with the low stature (p<0.05). This study concluded that happened a big overweight prevalence, the condition, weight when children were born and mothers educational level.

Keywords : nutritional status; anthropometry; children; overweight; growth insufficiency.

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