[Evaluation on the growth and development of children from gangsan primary school in Kundulun district of Baotou City].
In order to evaluate the growth and development of primary school children and the effect of anemia on body height and weihgt, a routine examination on anthropometry and heomoglobin was carried out among the children from Gangsan Primary School in the Kundulun District of Baotou City, including 580 boys and 561 girls for anthropometry and 579 boys and 560 girls for hemoglobin in the Spring of 2001. The results showed that the growth and development of children were higher than the average results of children published in 1992 National Nutrition Survey, and also higher than the results from the Chinese school children physique development in 1995. The average prevalence of anemia was 26.2%, and the girls suffered from anemia were much higher than the boys (30.9% and 21.8% respectively). The highest prevalence of anemia in boys was in the second grades(29.3% and 28.9%), however, the highest prevalence of anemia in girls was in the second grade(43.2%). Compared with normal children, the children suffered from anemia were in lower height, lower body weight and lower body mass index significantly(P < 0.001); The present study indicated that anemia might have adverse effects on the growth and development of children.
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D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence