Spatial and demographic disparities in short stature among school children aged 7-18 years: a nation-wide survey in China, 2014.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify spatial disparities and demographic characteristics of short stature, we analysed the prevalence of short stature collected in a nationwide health survey.

Settings

Data were obtained from the 2014 Chinese National Survey on Students Constitution and Health (a cross-sectional study of China). Participants came from 30 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities (except Tibet, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan).

Participants

There were 213 795 Han school children between 7 and 18 years old enrolled in our study. All participants were sampled by stratified cluster.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Short stature; Chinese and WHO age-specific and gender-specific height growth references were used for short stature assessment.

Results

SUBMITTER: Ma J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6661596 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature