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Title: Biochemical markers and anthropometric profile of children enrolled in public daycare centers
Keywords: Child growth
Child nutrition
Hypervitaminosis A
Child obesity
Crescimento infantil
Nutrição infantil
Hipervitaminose A
Obesidade infantil
Issue Date: 2021
Publisher: Elsevier/ Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria
Citation: LOURENÇÃO, L. F. de P. et al. Biochemical markers and anthropometric profile of children enrolled in public daycare centers. Jornal de Pediatria, [S.I.], 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.jped.2021.09.006.
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). Results: Female children are three times more likely to be underweight; in families with five members, it is 1/3 more likely that children of higher-educated parents are overweight. Among the results of the biochemical tests, hypervitaminosis A was a relevant aspect, positively correlating with copper (p=0.005) and zinc (p=0.008). Conclusion: Therefore, since the influence of the family is an important predictor of overweight and its future outcomes related to nutritional deficiencies and inadequate dietary intake, educational interventions are vital as a way to pave the path to prevention.
URI: http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/50258
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