Avila-Curiel A, Shamah-Levy T, Galindo-Gómez C, Rodríguez-Hernández G, Barragán-Heredia L M
Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición Salvador Zubirán (INNSZ), México.
Salud Publica Mex. 1998 Mar-Apr;40(2):150-60.
To evaluate the nutritional status of the infantile population in rural Mexico, compare it with previous data and situate the most affected areas.
The sample consisted of 38,232 families, from 855 randomly selected communities. Anthropometry was obtained from 31,601 children under five years of age and analysis was performed considering the reference values of weight/age, weight/height and height/age.
Overall malnutrition affects 42.7 of children according to weight/age indicator (CI = 1.9%). Moderate and severe malnutrition 22 years ago was 17.4% and now these affect 19.3%. Further data show that 55.9% are malnourished according to height/age, and 18.9% according to weight/height.
The ENAL 96 shows that malnutrition is still a severe national problem which has not improved in the last 22 years. The areas of highest prevalence are the southern states which have mostly Indian population.
评估墨西哥农村婴幼儿群体的营养状况，与先前数据进行比较并确定受影响最严重的地区。
样本包括来自855个随机选取社区的38232个家庭。对31601名五岁以下儿童进行了人体测量，并根据年龄别体重、身高别体重和年龄别身高的参考值进行分析。
根据年龄别体重指标，总体营养不良影响42.7%的儿童（置信区间=1.9%）。22年前中度和重度营养不良率为17.4%，现在这些情况影响19.3%。进一步数据显示，根据年龄别身高，55.9%的儿童营养不良，根据身高别体重，18.9%的儿童营养不良。
ENAL 96显示营养不良仍是一个严重的全国性问题，在过去22年中并未得到改善。患病率最高的地区是主要为印第安人口的南部各州。
