[Monitoring the progress of physical development of children and youth in the city of Poznan].
The aim of the present work was to assess the short-time changes of body height and weight and the health status of 286 children, aged 10. The measurement of body height and weight was performed within the last three years. The children were examined by a team of paediatricians. Defects of vision, posture defects, abnormalities of circulatory system, and obesity--were the most common findings in physical examination. 4% pupils had the weight deficiency, 12% boys and 7% girls were overweight. The height deficiency was observed among 5% boys and 6% girls. The presented findings indicate an important role of monitoring of children' health status by a school nurse and also by a school-physician.
Zakładu Epidemiologii Katedry Medycyny Społecznej, Akademii Medycznej im. K. Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu.
Alicja
A
Krzyzaniak
Maria
M
Kaczmarek
Małgorzata
M
Krzywińska-Wiewiórowska
Danuta Maria
DM
Kaliszewska-Drozdowska
D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity