Tình trạng dinh dưỡng của học sinh tiểu học tại nội thành Hà Nội năm 2011

A cross-sectional study was designed to identify the nutritional status of children in primary schools of urban areas of Hanoi city in 2011, using the WHO Reference 2007. The results from 3128 primary school children showed that overnutrition status was predominant than undernutrition status: 23.4 percent overweight and 17.3 percent obesity in comparison with 2.4 percent stunting and 2 percent wasting. Prevalence of stunting and wasting was not different between boys and girls in total samples and each age group, except for 7-age and 9-age groups: prevalence of wasting was significantly lower in boys compared to girls.