Trends of height-for-age Z-scores according to age among Brazilian children under 5 years old from 2006 to 2019

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ID5166221
AutoresInês Rugani Ribeiro De Castro (0000-0002-7479-4400, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro), David Rodrigues Farias (0000-0003-0278-8375, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Talita Lelis Berti (0000-0002-2774-7126, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Nadya Helena Alves-Santos (0000-0002-3964-6787, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Luiz Antonio Dos Anjos (0000-0002-5257-6912, Universidade Federal Fluminense), Pedro Gomes Andrade (0000-0002-0098-6047, Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará), Elisa Maria De Aquino Lacerda (0000-0002-1830-4278, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Marcelo Bessa De Freitas (0000-0003-1737-8918, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Gilberto Kac (0000-0001-8603-9077, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, autor correspondente)
Ano2023
Volume39
Fascículosuppl 2
Páginase00087222-e00087222
Data de publicação2023-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
EditoraFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/0102-311xen087222
PMID37646723
OpenAlexW4386236699
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2023001406001
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas7

This study compared the distribution of stunting and height-for-age (HAZ) Z-scores among age groups in data from the Brazilian National Survey on Demography and Health of Women and Children (PNDS 2006) and the Brazilian National Survey on Child Nutrition (ENANI-2019). The final sample comprised 4,408 and 14,553 children < 59 months of age in the PNDS 2006 and ENANI-2019, respectively. Children with HAZ scores < -2 according to the World Health Organization (WHO) growth standard were classified as stunted. Prevalence, 95% confidence intervals (95%CI), means, and standard deviations were estimated for Brazil and according to age. The distribution of HAZ scores at each age (in months) was estimated using the svysmooth function of the R survey package. Analyses considered the complex sampling design of the studies. Statistical differences were determined by analyzing the 95%CI of the overlap of point estimates. From 2006 to 2019, the prevalence of stunting for children < 12 months of age increased from 4.7% to 9%. As expected, the smoothed curves showed a higher mean HAZ score for children < 24 months of age in 2006 than in 2019 with no overlap of 95%CI among children aged 6-12 months. For children ≥ 24 months of age, we observed a higher mean HAZ score in 2019. Although the prevalence of stunting among children < 59 months of age was similar between 2006 and 2019, mean HAZ scores among children ≥ 24 months of age increased, whereas the mean HAZ score among children < 24 months of age decreased. Considering the deterioration in living conditions and the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, we expect a greater prevalence of stunting in Brazil in the near future

Age groups · Confidence interval · Environmental health · National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey · Population · Standard score · Statistics · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Mathematics · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Pediatrics