Assessment of nutritional status in the Amazigh children of Amizmiz (Azgour Valley, High Atlas and Morocco).
The Berbers of the High Atlas (Amazigh) live in very severe socio-economic and climatic conditions, which expose children to the risk of malnutrition. In this study we used anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance analysis for the assessment of nutritional status. Height, weight and bioelectrical parameters were taken on 71 children (28 boys and 43 girls). Height and BMI were standardized using the 2007 WHO reference. The results show that 36.6% of the children were classified as stunted and 8.5% as wasted. Based on the Bioelectrical Impedance Vector Analysis, children from the High Atlas had an adequate body cell mass, but a high risk of dehydration (42.3%).
Buffa
Roberto
R
Department of Experimental Biology, Anthropological Science Section, University of Cagliari, 09042 Monserrato (Cagliari), Italy.
Baali
Abdellatif
A
Lahmam
Abdelaziz
A
Amor
Hakima
H
Zouini
Mariam
M
Floris
Giovanni
G
Racugno
Walter
W
Domínguez-Bello
María G
MG
Marini
Elisabetta
E
D000293:Adolescent; D000886:Anthropometry; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology*; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017097:Electric Impedance; D005260:Female; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008403:Mass Screening; D009018:Morocco / Q000453:epidemiology; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009752:Nutritional Status; D015995:Prevalence; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors