Desnutrição em escolares em região urbano-rural do extremo sul do município de São Paulo

Objective: To evaluate the persistence of nutritional deficit in a sample of schoolchildren. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 1,761 schoolchildren between 6 and 10 years from 3 schools. They were assessed by Z scores of weight for height and height for age, according to the World Health Organization. The variables studied were gender, age, grade and school year. The X² test was used to relate the nutritional deficit with the variables. Results: Of all children 8.5% were malnourished according to the weight for height Z score, 21.6%, according to height for age. The analysis of the weight for height Z score revealed that 59.7% were male and 40.3% female. The mean age was 8.9 years. As to the Z score of height for age, 53.9% were males and 46.1% females. The risk of malnutrition was higher among boys: 59.7% for the weight for height index and 53.9% for height for age. There was no statistical difference between schools, gender and school year. As to nutritional status, school period (p Objetivo: Verificar a persistencia do deficit nutricional em amostra de escolares. Metodos: Estudo transversal com 1.761 escolares de 6 a 10 anos provenientes de 3 escolas de ensino fundamental. Foram avaliados pelos escores Z de peso/estatura e estatura/idade, segundo a Organizacao Mundial da Saude. As variaveis estudadas foram: genero, idade, serie e periodo escolar. O teste do X² relacionou o deficit nutricional com as variaveis. Resultados: Segundo o escore Z de peso/estatura 8,5% eram desnutridas; 21,6% de acordo com estatura/idade. A analise do escore Z de peso/estatura revelou que 59,7% eram meninos e 40,3% meninas. A media de idade foi de 8,9 anos. Quanto ao escore Z de estatura/idade 53,9% eram do genero masculino e 46,1% do genero feminino. O risco de desnutricao foi maior entre os meninos: 59,7% para o indice peso/estatura e 53,9% para o estatura/idade. Nao houve diferenca estatistica na comparacao entre as escolas, o genero e o periodo escolar. Ja entre estado nutricional, periodo (p