Steinhoff M C, Hilder A S, Srilatha V L, Mukarji D
Bull World Health Organ. 1986;64(3):457-63.
A cross-sectional survey of the nutritional status of 1223 preschool-age children was carried out in a development area in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Altogether, 45% of the children were underweight (low weight-for-age), 51% were stunted (low height-for-age), and 21% were wasted (low weight-for-height). The rates of severe malnutrition using any of these criteria were low, and only 9.6% of the children were both wasted and stunted. The nature of the malnutrition strongly depended on age group. Rates of stunting increased with age, reaching 63% in the fifth year of life, whereas rates of wasting peaked at 36% in the second year of life and declined to 14% in the fifth year. Surveys that are designed to produce information on stunting and wasting are important in the planning and evaluation of nutrition intervention programmes.
在印度南部泰米尔纳德邦的一个开发区，对1223名学龄前儿童的营养状况进行了横断面调查。总体而言，45%的儿童体重不足（年龄别体重低），51%的儿童发育迟缓（年龄别身高低），21%的儿童消瘦（身高别体重低）。使用这些标准中任何一项的重度营养不良发生率都很低，只有9.6%的儿童既消瘦又发育迟缓。营养不良的性质在很大程度上取决于年龄组。发育迟缓率随年龄增长而上升，在5岁时达到63%，而消瘦率在2岁时达到峰值36%，在5岁时降至14%。旨在提供发育迟缓和消瘦信息的调查对于营养干预计划的规划和评估很重要。
