Analysis on the nutritional monitoring results of infants and screening for malnutrition risk in Xi'an area between 2017-2019 / 公共卫生与预防医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To analyze the results of infant nutrition monitoring and assess the malnutrition risk in Xi’an area from 2017 to 2019. Methods A total of 837 infants aged 0-3 years who underwent physical examinations in our hospital in Xi’an area between 2017 and 2019 were enrolled. Parents were surveyed to collect basic information and record the conditions of malnutrition (low body weight, growth retardation, and weight loss) in infants. The relationship between the basic information and the detection rate of malnutrition in different years and different infants was analyzed, and the risk of infant malnutrition was evaluated. Results The malnutrition rate of 837 infants was 9.32% (78/837), the low body weight rate was 2.27% (19/837), the growth retardation rate was 6.70% (56/837), and the emaciation rate was 2.51% (21/837). The growth retardation rate, low weight rate and emaciation rate were all related to the annual income of the family and the education level of the mother and parents. The growth retardation rate and the emaciation rate were also related to the age-the younger the age, the lower the growth retardation rate, and the older the age, the lower the emaciation rate. In addition, the growth retardation rate of boys was higher than that of girls, and the difference was statistically significant (P’an area from 2017 to 2019, which are mainly related to the age, the annual family income, and the maternal education level.