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  • Title: Prevalence of underweight, stunting and wasting.
    Author: Saxena N, Nayar D, Kapil U.
    Journal: Indian Pediatr; 1997 Jul; 34(7):627-31. PubMed ID: 9401256.
    Abstract:
    The z-score classification system was used to assess the prevalence of underweight, stunting, and wasting in 630 children under 6 years of age from two urban slums in Delhi, India. Z-scores for weight-for-age, height-for-age, and weight-for-height were calculated with US National Center for Health Statistics reference data as standards. According to the weight-for-age criteria, 57.6% of children were undernourished and 20.3% fell under Grade II of z-score scales. 53.0% of children were stunted and 22.5% were wasted. Stunting was most prevalent in the 48-59 month age group, while underweight occurred most often among children 24-35 months old and the highest prevalence of wasting was observed in the second year of life. An analysis of 24-hour dietary intake recall data on a subsample of 225 children revealed that the underweight, wasted, and stunted children had significantly lower energy and protein intakes than normal children (p 0.05). This study demonstrates that the z-score classification system, recommended by the World Health Organization for assessing the nutritional status of preschool children, is a feasible methodology in this population.
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