Nutritional status of Yemeni schoolchildren in Al-Mahweet Governorate
(East. Mediterr. health j).
em Inglês
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| ID: who-119009
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ABSTRACT
The nutritional status of 948 children selected randomly from Al-Mahweet Governorate schools was investigated. Age range was 5-18 years with a mean of 10.6 +/- 2.8 years. Among the children, 3.4% had depleted iron and 43.4% had below average skin-fold thickness. Approximately half of the children were either stunted or chronically underweight and 1 child in 20 was underfed. Depleted fat stores affected two-fifths of the children and approximately one-fifth were anaemic. Urban residents scored significantly higher on nutritional parameters than rural children. Serum ferritin levels were significantly greater among males than females whereas mean height-for-age, weight-for-age and skin-fold thickness were lower
Texto completo:
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Coleções:
Bases de dados de organismos internacionais
Base de dados:
WHO IRIS
Assunto principal:
Composição Corporal
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Hemoglobinas
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Transtornos da Nutrição Infantil
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Avaliação Nutricional
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Pré-Escolar
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Antropometria
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Estado Nutricional
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Desnutrição Proteico-Calórica
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Anemia Ferropriva
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Ferritinas
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
East. Mediterr. health j
Ano de publicação:
2001