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Nutritional status and related factors of schoolchildren in Çorum, Turkey
Atakan Comba1, Emre Demir2, Nadiye Barış Eren3
1Hitit University Faculty of Medicine Training and Research Hospital Department of Pediatrics, Çepni Mahallesi, İnönü Cd. No. 176, 19040, Çorum, Turkey.
Objective:
We aimed to determine nutritional status and related factors among schoolchildren in Çorum, Central Anatolia, Turkey.
Design:
Schoolchildren's height and weight were measured to calculate BMI and BMI Z-scores. Height, weight and BMI Z-scores were analysed and nutritional status classified according to the WHO.
Setting:
Central Anatolia, Turkey.ParticipantsSchoolchildren aged 5-17 years (n 1684) participated in study.
Results:
Of children, 4·2% were stunted, 6·9% thin, 13·8% overweight and 6·6% were obese. Proportions of stunting, thinness and overweight/obesity were significantly higher in children aged >10 years (78·6, 75·0 and 64·9%, respectively) than in those aged ≤10 years (21·4, 25·0 and 35·1%, respectively; all P <0·001). Median (range) birth weight and breast-feeding duration in children with stunting (2750 (1400-3600)g; 10 (0-36) months) were significantly lower and shorter, respectively, than those of normal height (3200 (750-5500)g; 15 (0-72) months) and tall children (3500 (2500-4900)g; 18 (0-36) months; P <0·001, <0·001, 0·011 and 0·016, respectively). The same relationship was observed in thin children (3000 (1000-4500)g; 12 (0-36) months) compared with normal-weight (3200 (750-5500)g; 15 (0-72) months) and overweight/obese children (3300 (1200-5500)g; 16 (0-48) months; P=0·026, <0·001, 0·045 and 0·011, respectively).
Conclusions:
Overweight and obesity are health problems that must be addressed in schoolchildren. Adolescents also have a risk of double malnutrition. Promoting normal birth weight and encouraging long duration of breast-feeding are important to support normal growth in children.
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