Prevalence of short stature among children in China: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The prevalence and characteristics of short stature (SS) among children in China should be assessed to provide guidance for planning and implementation of nationwide public health policies. Thus far, there have been no accurate estimates of the prevalence of SS in China.

Objective

To analyze the prevalence of SS among children in China and to explore the influences of sex, area, age, study year, and study site on prevalence rates.

Methods

Relevant literature was identified by searching the following databases: PubMed, Embase, The Cochrane Library, Chinese Biomedical Literature, China Knowledge Resource Integrated, WeiPu, and WanFang databases. Meta-analysis was carried out using STATA 11.2.

Results

This meta-analysis included 39 studies with 348 326

SUBMITTER: Li F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8212717 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature