Age patterns in overweight and wasting prevalence of under 5-year-old children from low- and middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe how overweight and wasting prevalence varies with age among children under 5 years in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Methods

We used data from nationally representative Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Overweight and wasting prevalence were defined as the proportions of children presenting mean weight for length/height (WHZ) more than 2 standard deviations above or below 2 standard deviations from the median value of the 2006 WHO standards, respectively. Descriptive analyses include national estimates of child overweight and wasting prevalence, mean, and standard deviations of WHZ stratified by age in years. National results were pooled using the population of children aged under 5 years in each country

SUBMITTER: Ricardo LIC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8528694 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature