ISSN 1674-3865  CN 21-1569/R
主管:国家卫生和计划生育委员会
主办:中国医师协会
   辽宁省基础医学研究所
   辽宁中医药大学附属医院

Chinese Pediatrics of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine ›› 2017, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (4): 340-342.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-3865.2017.04.021

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Nutritional status and influencing factors of 389 preschool children in Dadong District of Shenyang City

LI Jinghui, REN Gang, ZHAN Jie, LI Jing, MA Lijie   

  1. Liaoning Vocational College of Medicine, Shenyang 110101,China
  • Online:2017-08-25 Published:2017-12-08

Abstract:
Objective
To investigate the nutritional status of preschool children in 4 kindergartens in Shenyang City, and to provide reliable for nutritional intervention in preschool children.
Methods
Height and weight were measured and Kaup index was cakulated in 389 preschool children in Dadong District. The food types and eating habits were surveyed by questionnaires. Analyze the relationship between the related factors and the nutritional status of children.
Results
In 389 cases of children the average Kaup index was 16.30±2.07, and it was 16.45±1.87 in the boys and 16.12±2.27 in the girls;the index was normal in 346 cases. There were 41 lean cases and 2 cases a little fat. The questionnaires showed that the causes of malnutrition in children were mainly: hating fish, meat, eggs, soybean, etc.,being picky eaters,eating slowly,not having three meals on time,and wrong idea about nutrition in parents.
Conclusion
Some preschool children in Dadong District of Shenyang city have the phenomenon of malnutrition.

Key words: Nutritional status, Height, Weight, Food type, Eating habits, Preschool children