Double burden of malnutrition among Indian schoolchildren and its measurement: a cross-sectional study in a single school.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This cross-sectional study set in a single school on the outskirts of a large city aimed to document the extent of double burden of malnutrition (coexistence of overnutrition and undernutrition) among Indian schoolchildren from lower socioeconomic groups, and to determine if mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) can be used as a proxy for body mass index (BMI).

Subjects

The total number of participants was 1444, comprising 424 girls and 1020 boys belonging to playgroups and grades 1 to 7.

Measurements

Anthropometric measurements, such as participants' MUAC, height and weight were measured using standard techniques. Descriptive statistics for BMI and MUAC were obtained based on gender; z-scores were computed using age-specific and sex-specific WHO reference data

SUBMITTER: Daga S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7015044 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature