• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.1-28
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• 1974

The writers have conducted the investigation to assess the nutritional status of young rural Korean children aged from 0 to 4 years old in August 1971. The survey areas were Kaejong-myon. Daeya-myon, Okku-gun, Jeonra-bukdo, Korea. These survey areas were typical agricultural plain areas. The total numbers of children examined were 2,706 comprising 1,394 male and 1,312 female. The weight, height, and chest circumference of children were measured and means and standard deviations. were calculated for each measurement. In addition, the nutritional status of each child was classified by the four levels of malnutrition and the Gomez classification, The examination of red blood cell count, haematocrit value, and intestinal parasite infection were carried out at the same time. In general, recent work tend to suggest that environmental influences, especially nutrition, are of great importance than genetic background or other biological factors for physical growth and development. Certainly the physical dimensions of the body are much influenced by nutrition, particularly in the rapidly growing period of early childhood. Selected body measurements can therefore give valuable information concerning protein-calory malnutrition. Growth can also be affected by bacterial, viral, and parasitic infection. For the field workers in a developing country, therefore, nutritional anthropometry appears to be of greatest value in the assessment of growth failure and undernutrition, principally from lack of protein and calories. In order to compare and evaluate the data obtained, the optimal data of growth from the off-spring of the true well-fed, medically and socially protected are needed. So-called 'Standards' that have been compiled for preschool children in Korea, however, are based on measurement of children from middle or lower socio-economic groups, who are, in fact, usually undernourished from six months of age onwards and continuously exposed to a succession of infective and parasitic diseases. So that, the Harvard Standards which is one of the international reference standards was used as the reference standards in this study. Findings of the survey were as follows: A. Anthropometric data: 1) Comparing the mean values for body weight obtained with the Korean standard weight of the same age, the rural Korean children were slightly haevier than the Korean standard values in both sexes. Comparing with the Japanese children values, the rural Korean children were slightly haevier in male and in the infant period of female but lighter in female of the period of 1 to 4 years old than Japanese children. 2) Comparing the mean values for height obtained with the Korean standard height of the same age, the rural Korean children were taller than the Korean standard values except the second half of infatn period in both sexes. Comparing with the Japanese children, the rural Korean children were slightly smaller than Japanese children except the first half of infant peroid in both sexes. 3) Mear values of chest circumference of rural Korean children obtained were less than the Korean standard values of the same ages in both sexes. B. Prevalence of Protein-Calory Malnutrition: Children examined were devided into two groups, i. e., infant(up to the first birthday) and toddler (1 to 4 fears old). 1) Percentages of four levels of malnutrition: a) When the nutrtional status of each child was classified (1) by body weight value, the percentages for male and female of children attained standard growth were 52.8%(infant 83.3%, toddler 44.4%) and 39.7% (infant 74.5%. toddler 30.5%), the first level of malnutrition were 31.9%(infant 13.7%, toddler 36.9%) and 31.7%(infant 15.3%, toddler 36,0%), the second level of malnutrition were 12.3%(infant 1.7%, toddler 15.3%) and 23.3% (infant 7.7%, fodder 27.5%), the third level of malnutrition were 2.7%(infant 0.7%, toddler 3.2%) and 4.6%(infant 1.8%, toddler 5.3%) the fourth level of malnutrition were 0.3% (infant 0.7%, toddler 0.2%) and 0.7% (0.7% for infant and toddler) respectively. (2) by height value, the percentages for male and female of children attained standard growth were 80.3% (infant 97.3%, toddler 75.6%) and 75.1% (infant 96.4%, toddler 69.5), the first level of malnutrition were 17.9% (infant 2.0%, toddler 22.3%) and 23.6% (infants 3.6%, toddler 28.8%), the second level of malnutrition were 1.2% (infant 0.3%, toddler 1.5%) and 1.1% (infant 0%, toddler 1.4%), the third level of malnutrition were 0.4%(infant 0.3%, toddler 0.5%) and 0.2%(infant 0%, toddler 0.3%), the fourth level of malnutrition were 0.1%(infant 0%, toddler 0.1%) and 0% respectively. (3) by body weight in relation to height, the percentages for male and female of children attained standard growth were 87.9% (infant 77.6%, toddler 87.9%) and 78.2% (infant 77.4%, toddler 78.2%), the first level of malnutrition were 12.2% (infant 18.4%, toddler 10.6%) and 18.2% (infant 17.9%, toddler 18.3%), the second level of malnutrition were 1.9%(infant 3.3%, toddler 1.5%) and 3.0%(infant 3.3%, toddler 2.9%), the third level of malnutrition were 0.1%(infant 0%. toddler 0.1%) and 0.5% (infant 0%, toddler 0.6%), the fourth level of malnutrition were 0.1%(infant 0.7%, toddler 0%) and 0.3% (infant 1.5%, toddler 0%) respectively. b) When the nutritional status of each child according to the mother's age at perturition, i. e., young aged mother (up to 30 years old), middle aged mother (31 to 40 years old) and old aged mother (41 years or above) was classified (1) by body weight, among infants and toddlers, at each year of age, with increasing the mother's age, there was an increase in percentage of subjects underweight. This tendency of increasing percentage of underweight was more significant in the infant period than the toddler period. (2) by height value, no significant differences between each mother's age group were found. c) When the nutritional status of each child according to the birth rank, i. e., lower birth rank (first to third) and higher birth rank (fourth or above) was classified (1) by weight value, children of higher birth rank were slightly more often underweight than those of lower birth rank, but not significant. (2) by height value, no differences were found between children of lower and higher birth rank. 2) Gomez Classification: When the nutritional status of each child was classified a) by body weight value, the percentages for male and female of children. attained standard growth were 53.1% (infant 82.6%, toddler 44.9%) and 39.2% (infant 73.4%, toddler 30.1%), the first degree of malnutrition were 39.4% (infant 14.7%, toddler 46.2%) and 47.1% (infant 21.9%, toddler 53.8%), the second degree of malnutrition were 7.3%(infant 2.3%, toddler 8.6%) and 12.9% (infant 4.0%, toddler 15.2%). and the third degree of malnutrition were 0.2%. (infant 0.3%, toddler 0.2%) and 0.8% (infant 0.7%, toddler 0.9%) respectively. b) by height value, the percentages for male and female of children attained standard growth were 80.8% (infant 97.0%, toddler 76.3%) and 73.8%(infant 95.6%, toddler 68.0%), the first degree of malnutrition were 18.5% (infant 2.7%, toddler 22.9%) and 24.6% (infant 4.4%, toddler 30.0%), the second degree of malnutrition were 0.6%(infant 0.3%, toddler 0.7%) and 0.5% (infant 0.1%, toddler 0.7%), and the third degree of malnutrition were 0.1%(infant 0%, toddler 0.1%) and 1.1% (infant 0%, toddler 1.3%) respectively. C. Results of clinical laboratory examination: 1) Red blood cells: The ranges of mean red blood cell counts for male and female were $3,538,000/mm^3\;to\;4,403,000/mm^3\;and\;3,576,000/mm^3\;to\;4,483,000/mm^3$ respectively. The lowest red cell counts were seen at the age of 0-3 months for male and 1-2 months for female. 2) Haematocrit value : The ranges of haematocrit value of male and female were 35.1% to 38.8% and 34.7% to 38.8% respectively. The lowest haematocrit values were seen at the age of 2-3 months for male and 1-2, months for female. 3) The prevalence rates of intestinal parasites for male and female children with Ascaris lumbricoides were 34.1% (infant 18.8%, toddler 38.1%) and 36.0%(infant 18.4%, toddler 40.7%), with Trichocephalus trichiuris were 6.8% (infant 2.9%, toddler 7.9%) and 9.0% (infant 3.0%, toddler 10.6%), with Hookworm were 0.3% (infant 0.5%, toddler 0.2%) and 0.3% (infant 0.5%, toddler 0.3%), with Clonorchis sinensis were 0.4%(infant 0%, toddler 0.5%) and 0.1%(infant 0%, toddler 0.1%) respectively.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.174-182
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• 2002

목 적 : 경제발전과 더불어 영양과잉이 문제되고 있으며 비만한 소아가 매년 증가되고 있는 추세이다. 저자들은 인천의 도시와 농촌 지역을 대상으로 중고생 및 대학생을 대상으로 비만 및 체중미달의 유병율을 알아보고 비만도와 콜레스테롤과의 관계를 조사하여 이를 근거로 청소년기의 영양상태를 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 2000년 4, 5월 인천지역의 3개의 중학교, 5개의 고등학교, 인하대학교 여대생 총 1,456명(남 : 여=685 : 771)을 대상으로 신체계측과 함께, 혈청 콜레스테롤치를 측정하였으며, 설문조사를 통해 영양섭취상태를 조사하였으며, 1998년 대한소아과학회에서 측정한 한국 소아 및 청소년의 신장별 체중 백분위의 50퍼센타일 값을 표준체중으로 하여 비만도를 측정하여, 20% 이상을 비만, -10% 이하를 체중 미달로 정하였고, 또한 1998년 대한 소아과 학회에서 제정한 각 연령별 체질량지수를 근거로 95 백분위수 이상을 비만으로 정하고 15 백분위수 미만을 체중미달로 정하였다. 결 과 : 1) 청소년 비만도의 분포를 정상, 비만, 체중미달로 구분하였을 때, 남자에서는 각각 60.7%, 12.1%, 27.2%이었으며, 여자에서는 각각 70.9%, 11.3%, 17.8%로 남녀 분포의 유의한 차이가 있었다(P=0.001). 2) 표준체중에 의한 비만 유병율은 11.7%(남 : 여=12.1 : 11.3)였고, 이 중 경도비만이 6.5%(남 : 여=6.7 :6.4), 중등도 비만 4.6%(남 : 여=4.4 : 4.8), 고도비만은 0.5%(남 : 여=1.0 : 0.1)였고, 체질량지수에 의한 비만 유병율은 남녀 각각 6.4%, 6.2%였다. 3) 남자에서 농촌 지역의 비만과 체중미달 유병율은 각각 8.5%, 34.1%였고, 도시 지역은 각각 14.3%, 22.9%로 분포의 유의한 차이가 있었다(P=0.002). 여자에서 농촌 지역의 비만과 체중미달 유병율은 각각 12.5%, 19.6%였고, 도시 지역은 각각 10.5%, 16.6%로 두 지역의 체중 분포의 유의한 차이는 없었다(P=0.529). 4) 연령별 비만 유병율은 나이가 많아지면서 증가하다가 16세에 16.3%(남자 15.8%, 여자 16.8%)로 가 장 많은 분포를 차지하고 그 이후로 감소하였다. 체중 미달의 연령별 유병율은 남자가 14세에 39.4%, 여자가 12세에 53.2%로 가장 많은 분포를 보였다. 5) 인문계, 실업계 남자에서 비만 유병율은 각각 13.7%, 9.7%로 인문계에서 더 많은 분포를 차지하였으나 통계학적인 차이는 없었고(P=0.116), 여자는 각각 6.8%, 18.0%로 실업계에 비만 청소년이 더 많은 분포를 차지하여 통계학적인 차이가 있었다(P=0.001). 6) 혈청 콜레스테롤치 200 mg/dL 이상은 비만 청소년에서 6.2%, 170-200 mg/dL인 경우는 비만군에서 22.2%로 비 비만군에 비해 높았고 서로 유의한 상관 관계를 가지고 있었다(r=0.111). 결 론 : 인천지역의 청소년 비만은 조사자의 약 12%로 적지 않음을 알 수 있으며 반면 체중미달도 적지 않은 것을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 청소년 영양에 대해 관심과 체계적인 교육이 필요하다고 사료되며 그리하여 성인병을 예방하고 한편 영양불량을 개선하는 것이 시급한 문제로 생각된다.