A Survey on the Growth and Development of 11026 Children Aged 6-14 in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China

Lin Hang; Jie-ping Zhang; Yu-ying Chen

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A Survey on the Growth and Development of 11026 Children Aged 6-14 in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China

Lin Hang, Jie-ping Zhang, Yu-ying Chen

Published in World Journal of Public Health (Volume 8, Issue 1)

Received: 24 January 2023 Accepted: 16 February 2023 Published: 21 February 2023

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Objective: To analyze the growth and development of children aged 6-14 in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, China in 2020, and to provide basis for the healthy development of local children. Methods: A total of 11026 children aged 6-14 from 9 primary schools in Yangzhou were investigated by stratified cluster sampling method. The growth and development indexes were analyzed according to the Chinese children growth standard and growth curve. Results: In Yangzhou, the rate of partial short rate was 4.93%, incidence of short stature was 1.08%, overweight rate was 20.67%, obesity rate was 18.77% and precocious puberty rate was 0.36%. Obesity rates were highest among children at age 7 (20.94%) and the overweight rate was highest at 11 years old (24.01%). The overweight rate and obesity rate of boys from 6 to 14 years old were higher than those of girls (χ2 values were 6.250, 104.259, P < 0.01). The short stature and partial short rate of boys and girls aged 6-14 were similar (χ2 values were 2.940, 0.136, P > 0.05). Conclusion: The obesity problem of children in Yangzhou is increasingly serious, and the obesity rate of boys is higher than that of girls. Parents should check the height, weight and growth of children regularly. The children that has obesity, short stature or precocious puberty problem should see a doctor in time, so that early diagnosis and treatment.

Published in	World Journal of Public Health (Volume 8, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.wjph.20230801.16
Page(s)	37-42
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Children, Short Stature, Yangzhou City, Precocious Puberty, Obesity

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Lin Hang; Jie-ping Zhang; Yu-ying Chen. A Survey on the Growth and Development of 11026 Children Aged 6-14 in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. World J. Public Health 2023, 8(1), 37-42. doi: 10.11648/j.wjph.20230801.16

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Lin Hang, Jie-ping Zhang, Yu-ying Chen. A Survey on the Growth and Development of 11026 Children Aged 6-14 in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. World J Public Health. 2023;8(1):37-42. doi: 10.11648/j.wjph.20230801.16

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Lin Hang

Thoracic Surgery Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
Jie-ping Zhang

Thoracic Surgery Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
Yu-ying Chen

Nursing Department, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China

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