Physical growth and diets of school children: Trends from 2001 to 2015 in rural West Java, Indonesia
Dados Bibliográficos
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| AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) | The University of Tokyo, Japan Wildlife Research Center, 3‐3‐7 Kotobashi Tokyo, 130‐8606 Japan, Department of Community Nutrition, Faculty of Human Ecology Bogor Agricultural University, Jl. Lingkar Kampus IPB Darmaga Bogor, 16680 Indonesia |
| ANO | Não informado |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajhb.23089 |
| CITAÇÕES | 2 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
Resumo
ObjectivesThis study aimed to assess changes in physical growth and diets of school children in rural West Java, Indonesia, between 2001 and 2015, a period of rapid socioeconomic change.MethodsIn 2001 and 2015, anthropometric measurements (height, weight, mid‐upper arm circumference, skin‐fold thickness), food consumption surveys, and questionnaires on socioeconomic status were completed by fourth‐grade school children in a rural village in West Java.ResultsHeight increments of 5.9 cm for boys and 4.7 cm for girls during this 14‐year period were calculated as 4.21 cm per decade for boys and 3.36 cm per decade for girls, which is equivalent to height increments observed during rapid economic development periods in other countries. Weights also increased by 3.8 kg for boys and 2.0 kg for girls during this period. Variations in weight status significantly increased in 2015; while 98% of the children were within the 'normal' range in 2001, the prevalence of overweight increased from 2.4% in 2001 to 13.7% in 2015 and that of thinness was 4.3% in 2015. Energy, protein, and fat intakes significantly increased in 2015. In 2015, a significant correlation between nutritional intake and weight status was observed, especially among boys.ConclusionsSocioeconomic changes between 2001 and 2015 caused increased heights and weights and greater variation in weight status, especially among boys.