Analysis of nutritional status of primary and secondary school students in Furong District of Changsha from 2015 to 2021 / 中国学校卫生

ABSTRACT

Objective@#To understand the nutritional status of primary and secondary school students in Furong District of Changsha from 2015 to 2021 and provide a basis for the targeted child health care.@*Methods@#Data of autumn health check of primary and secondary school students in Furong District of Changsha was collected from 2015 to 2021. A total of 345 968 students were enrolled, and their nutritional status was analyzed.@*Results@#The overall malnutrition rate of students showed a downward trend, and the differences were statistically significant( χ 2=2 177.92, P <0.01); the overall overweight detection rate of students increased from 5.22% to 13.75% in 2021, showing an upward trend year by year, the differences were statistically significant( χ 2=6 476.36, P < 0.01 ); the overall obesity detection rate of students in 2021 had increased compared with that in 2015, increasing from 11.43% to 11.73%,showing an upward trend year by year( χ 2=20.03, P <0.01). The annual rates of malnutrition, overweight, and obesity in boys were higher than those in girls( P <0.01).@*Conclusion@#The malnutrition status of primary and middle school students in Furong District of Changsha has been improving year by year, but students overweight and obesity rates have been increasing, and the nutritional status of boys is more prominent than girls. Therefore, targeted coping strategies should be adopted in health care.