Raja'a Y A, Sulaiman S M, Elkarib S A, Mubarak J S
Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sana'a, Sana'a, Republic of Yemen.
East Mediterr Health J. 2001 Jan-Mar;7(1-2):204-10.
The nutritional status of 948 children selected randomly from Al-Mahweet Governorate schools was investigated. Age range was 5-18 years with a mean of 10.6 +/- 2.8 years. Among the children, 3.4% had depleted iron and 43.4% had below average skin-fold thickness. Approximately half of the children were either stunted or chronically underweight and 1 child in 20 was underfed. Depleted fat stores affected two-fifths of the children and approximately one-fifth were anaemic. Urban residents scored significantly higher on nutritional parameters than rural children. Serum ferritin levels were significantly greater among males than females whereas mean height-for-age, weight-for-age and skin-fold thickness were lower.
对从马赫维特省各学校随机抽取的948名儿童的营养状况进行了调查。年龄范围为5至18岁，平均年龄为10.6 +/- 2.8岁。在这些儿童中，3.4%的儿童缺铁，43.4%的儿童皮褶厚度低于平均水平。大约一半的儿童发育迟缓或长期体重不足，每20名儿童中有1名营养不良。五分之二的儿童脂肪储备不足，约五分之一的儿童贫血。城市居民在营养参数方面的得分显著高于农村儿童。男性的血清铁蛋白水平显著高于女性，而平均年龄别身高、年龄别体重和皮褶厚度则较低。
