Biochemical markers and anthropometric profile of children enrolled in public daycare centers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The nutritional status resultant from dietary habits along with socioeconomic conditions and the school environment are directly related to the individual's health condition not only in their childhood but also throughout adulthood. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of socioeconomic factors on the anthropometric profile and to analyze a probable association between this profile and biochemical markers in children attending public daycare centers.

Methods

It is a transversal study developed in a probability sample of clusters of children from 6 months to 5 years old. Anthropometric and socioeconomic data were gathered at the CMEIs, questionnaires on the nutritional status were applied and blood was collected at the Family Health Units (USFs).

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SUBMITTER: Lourencao LFP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9432236 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature