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Rev. chil. nutr ; 37(2): 169-177, jun. 2010. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-577382

ABSTRACT

Chile changed from the CDCINCHS to the new WHO standards in 2007 to evaluate growth in children less than 5 years of age. Our proposal was to determine the impact of this change on nutritional indicators. We studied 982 children aged less than 5 years in a public family health center in Chillan Viejo. Length height-for-age, weight-for-length height, and weight-for-age indicators were compared for both growth curves with the WHO Anthro program. Results showed significant differences in means for all anthropometric indicators (p<0.0001), increased proportion of undernourished, overweight, and obese children, as well as a significant decrease of those with normal nutritional status. Consultation hours increased 27.7 percent and 41.1 percent for nutritionists and doctors, respectively. We concluded that the WHO standard represents more adequately optimum child growth, increases the proportion of children with nutritional excess and deficit leading lo enhanced nutritional attention by health professionals.


El año 2007 Chile cambió la referencia NCHS por los nuevos estándares OMS, para evaluar el crecimiento de los menores de 5 años. Por ello, nos propusimos determinar el impacto del cambio en los indicadores nutricionales. Se estudiaron 982 menores de 5 años del Centro de Salud Familiar de Chillan Viejo, por los indicadores Talla/Edad, Peso/Talla y Peso/Edad, comparados por ambas curvas, en el programa WHO Anthro. Los resultados mostraron diferencias significativas en las medias de todos los indicadores antropométricos (p<0.0001), aumentó la proporción de niños desnutridos, sobrepeso y obesos, y disminuyeron significativamente los niños con estado nutricional normal. Las horas de consulta nutricional para nutricionistas y médicos aumentaron un 27.7 por ciento y 41.1 por ciento respectivamente. Concluimos que el estándar OMS representa mejor el crecimiento infantil óptimo, aumenta la proporción de niños con exceso y con déficit nutricional, lo que lleva a mayor atención nutricional de los profesionales.


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Humans , Male , Female , Infant, Newborn , Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Anthropometry , Child Development/physiology , Nutritional Status , Reference Standards , Chile , Malnutrition/epidemiology , Growth and Development , Nutrition Assessment , Obesity/epidemiology , Reference Values , Overweight/epidemiology , Weight by Age , Weight by Height , World Health Organization
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