沙特儿童营养不良患病率：一项基于社区的研究。
Prevalence of malnutrition in Saudi children: a community-based study.
作者信息
El Mouzan Mohammad I, Foster Peter J, Al Herbish Abdullah S, Al Salloum Abdullah A, Al Omar Ahmad A, Qurachi Mansour M
机构信息
Department of Pediatrics, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
出版信息
Ann Saudi Med. 2010 Sep-Oct;30(5):381-5. doi: 10.4103/0256-4947.67076.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE
There is no published information on the prevalence of malnutrition in Saudi Arabia. The objective of this study was to establish the prevalence data.
METHODS
The prevalence of nutritional indicators in the form of underweight, stunting, and wasting in a national sample of children younger than 5 years of age was calculated using the new WHO standards as reference. Calculations were performed using the corresponding WHO software. The prevalence of moderate and severe underweight, wasting and stunting, was defined as the proportion of children whose weight for age, weight for height, and height for age were below -2 and -3 standard deviation scores, respectively.
RESULTS
The number of children younger than 5 years of age was 15 516 and 50.5% were boys. The prevalence of moderate and severe underweight was 6.9% and 1.3%, respectively. The prevalence of moderate and severe wasting was 9.8% and 2.9%, respectively. Finally, the prevalence of moderate and severe stunting was 10.9% and 2.8%, respectively. The prevalence was lower in girls for all indicators. Comparison of the prevalence of nutritional indicators in selected countries demonstrates large disparity with an intermediate position for Saudi Arabia.
CONCLUSION
This report establishes the national prevalence of malnutrition among Saudi children. Compared to data from other countries, these prevalence rates are still higher than other countries with less economic resources, indicating that more efforts are needed to improve the nutritional status of children.
背景与目的
沙特阿拉伯营养不良患病率尚无公开信息。本研究的目的是确定患病率数据。
方法
以世界卫生组织（WHO）新标准为参考，计算全国5岁以下儿童样本中体重不足、发育迟缓及消瘦等营养指标的患病率。使用相应的WHO软件进行计算。中度和重度体重不足、消瘦及发育迟缓的患病率定义为年龄别体重、身高别体重及年龄别身高低于-2和-3标准差分数的儿童比例。
结果
5岁以下儿童数量为15516名，其中50.5%为男孩。中度和重度体重不足的患病率分别为6.9%和1.3%。中度和重度消瘦的患病率分别为9.8%和2.9%。最后，中度和重度发育迟缓的患病率分别为10.9%和2.8%。所有指标的患病率在女孩中较低。所选国家营养指标患病率的比较显示出巨大差异，沙特阿拉伯处于中间位置。
结论
本报告确定了沙特儿童营养不良的全国患病率。与其他国家的数据相比，这些患病率仍高于经济资源较少的其他国家，表明需要做出更多努力来改善儿童的营养状况。
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