Nutrition status in Kamaiurá Indian children: Alto Xingu, Central Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

Mondini, Lenise¹  Canó, Eduardo N.²  Fagundes, Ulysses²  Rodrigues, Douglas²  Lima, Evandro E. Souza²  Baruzzi, Roberto G.² 

[1] SES/SP;Universidade Federal de São Paulo

关键词: Children;    Indians;    Growth deficit;    Anemia;    Alto Xingu;    Brazil;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1415-790X2007000100005

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

In order to evaluate nutritional and anemic status, 112 Indian children (Kamaiurá), aged from 0 to 119.9 months, from the Alto Xingu region of central Brazil were studied in 2000/2001. The international growth reference - NCHS was used to evaluate height and weight, according to the child's age and gender. Growth deficit (stunting) and low weight status (wasting) were determined when height-for-age and weight-for-height indices were below _2 z scores, respectively, and obesity status when the weight-for-height index was above 2 z scores. Stunting was observed in 1/3 of the children and neither wasting nor obesity were observed. The anemic status was diagnosed by hemoglobin values below 11 g/dl for children from 6 to 59 months of age, and below 11.5 g/dl, for children from 60 to 119.9 months. About 50% of the Indian children were anemic and 15% were affected by severe anemia. There is a particular need to ensure efforts to implement environment, health and nutrition programs addressed to Kamaiurá children.

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