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Nutritional status in Mexican rural children: Probabilistic surveys from 12 states results.
Author(s) -
GalindoGómez Carlos,
Ávila Abelardo,
Ávila Marco,
Quiroz Marco,
Juárez Ma. Jesús Liliana,
Rodríguez Gerardo
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.679.5
Subject(s) - underweight , wasting , malnutrition , anthropometry , socioeconomic status , geography , logistic regression , demography , rural area , obesity , environmental health , medicine , population , overweight , archaeology , pathology , sociology , endocrinology
The objetive was to establish the nutritional status in Mexican rural preschool children and its association with socioeconomic variables and feeding practices. Data was obtained from probabilistic surveys from 12 states (2004–2006) in rural areas of three Mexican regions (North, Center and South). Anthropometric, socioeconomic level (SES) and feeding practices of children < 5 y was collected. Prevalence of malnutrition was estimated. Logistic regression models were calculated to establish the relationship between nutritional status and select variables. All analyses were adjusted by surveys design. In North region the prevalence of malnutrition was: underweight (WA <‐2z) 3.4%; wasting (WH <‐2z) 4.4%; stunting (HA <‐2z) 11.3% and obesity (HWH >2z) 5%. In Center region was: WA 8%; WH 6.4%; HA 20.8% and HWH 7.7%. In the South region was: WA 10.4%; 3 WH.6%; HA 22.9% and HWH 5.7%. Migration was associated with underweight in the North region (OR 0.11, p=0.01) and with obesity in Center region (OR 1.8, p=0.045). Indigenous was associated with underweight in the Center region (OR 1.47, p=0.04) and with stunting in South region (OR 1.35, p=0.02). Low SES (OR 1.75, p<0.01) and middle SES (OR 1.60, p = 0.001) were associated with stunting in South region. Malnutrition is a problem in Mexican rural areas.