Socioeconomic Status and its Influence on Nutrition and Cognitive Performance in Children Between the Age of 5 Years to 15 Years Old.

Nutrition of growing children is very much influenced by the socioeconomic status of the parent, which in turn influences the child’s cognitive development. Studies about the impact of nutrition on cognitive performance of children are less available. The present study is undertaken in a semi urban location (in urapakkam ) where children of mixed socioeconomic status are living. The study is undertaken to assess various nutritional parameters and their influence on cognitive performance. The aim of this study is to correlate the cognitive performance of children with the parental socio economic status. Sixty children were selected randomly and classified according to modified kuppusamy’s scale for socioeconomic status Anthropometric assessments such as height, weight and BMI were made. Hemoglobin was estimated using automated Robinsky’s technique. Cognitive assessment was made using Binet Kamath’s scale of intelligence. The children of lower socioeconomic status had lower cognitive performance as compared to the