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0212/2015 - Anthropometric indexes of children assisted in daycare centers and their relation to socioeconomic, maternal and child factors.
Índices antropométricos de crianças assistidas em creches e sua relação com fatores socioeconômicos, maternos e infantis.

Author:

• Dixis Figueroa Pedraza - Pedraza, D.F - Campina Grande, PB - Universidade Estadual da Paríba, Departamento de Enfermagem e Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde Pública - <dixisfigueroa@gmail.com>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5394-828X

Co-author(s):

• Maria Oliveira - Oliveira, Maria - Instituto Educacional Particular Brasileiro - <monk170@hotmail.com>
• Maria Vera Lúcia Moreira Leitão Cardoso - Cardoso, Maria Vera Lúcia Moreira Leitão - Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC) - <mvlmlc@hotmail.com>
• Ana Carolina Rocha - Rocha, Ana Carolina - Universidade Federal do Ceará, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem (doutoranda) - <aninhacdr@hotmail.com>
• Erika Araujo - Araujo, Erika - Universidade Estadual da Paraíba - <morgannaneves@hotmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Alimentação, Nutrição e Saúde

Abstract:

Weight/height and weight/age anthropometric indexes stand out, respectively, given their importance in identifying early changes in weight and alterations in nutritional status as early as possible. The aim of this study was to analyze factors associated with weight/height and weight/age in preschool children. This is a cross-sectional study with a probabilistic sample that analyzed 299 children enrolled in municipal daycare centers. Information was obtained through interviews with mothers, applying a questionnaire with socioeconomic, maternal and child information. Weight and height/length of children were measured according to recommendations of the World Health Organization. The results showed that none of the maternal variables was associated to the nutritional status of children and that only birth weight among child variables presented association with weight/height (p = 0.0030) and weight/age scores (p = 0.0018). The block of socioeconomic variables, in turn, seemed to be the most representative variation factor of results, especially in the weight/age index. It was concluded the importance of birth weight in the weight/height and weight/age of children, as well as the socioeconomic conditions markedly in weight/age index.

Keywords:

Nutritional statusChild, PreschoolChild day care center

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Pedraza, D.F, Oliveira, Maria, Cardoso, Maria Vera Lúcia Moreira Leitão, Rocha, Ana Carolina, Araujo, Erika. Anthropometric indexes of children assisted in daycare centers and their relation to socioeconomic, maternal and child factors.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2015/Aug). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/anthropometric-indexes-of-children-assisted-in-daycare-centers-and-their-relation-to-socioeconomic-maternal-and-child-factors/15284?id=15284



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