Cedraz L M, Carvalho F M
Universidade Federal da Bahia Salvador, Brasil.
Arch Latinoam Nutr. 1990 Sep;40(3):323-32.
A study on malnutrition prevalence was carried out in a sample of 388 children, aged 0 to 5 years, living in the coast of Camaçari County, State of Bahia, Brazil. Prevalence of malnutrition indicated by low weight-for-age, degrees I, II and III--according to Gómez' criteria--was 62.1%. According to the criteria proposed by Waterlow, prevalence of malnutrition was 64.9%, 26.5% of stunted children, 20.7% of wasted, and 17.7% of stunted plus wasted children. The relationship between income and malnutrition became statistically significant when the per capita family income index was used, instead of the total family income index. Concerning the nature of malnutrition, it was observed that only stunting--in an inversely proportional fashion--was significantly associated with income. Prevalence rates of wasting or wasting plus stunting were not significantly associated with the per capita or with the total family income.
对居住在巴西巴伊亚州卡马卡里县海岸的388名0至5岁儿童进行了一项关于营养不良患病率的研究。根据戈麦斯标准，年龄别体重低所表明的I、II和III度营养不良患病率为62.1%。根据沃特洛提出的标准，营养不良患病率为64.9%，发育迟缓儿童占26.5%，消瘦儿童占20.7%，发育迟缓和消瘦儿童占17.7%。当使用家庭人均收入指数而非家庭总收入指数时，收入与营养不良之间的关系具有统计学意义。关于营养不良的性质，观察到只有发育迟缓（呈反比关系）与收入显著相关。消瘦或消瘦加发育迟缓的患病率与人均或家庭总收入均无显著关联。
