Growth and development of children and related influencing factors: a cross-sectional study of the families with children aged 0-6 years in Jiangsu Province
LIU Yan, WANG Yuan-Yuan, CHENG Yan, TAN Xiao-Yan, YANG Chun
Jiangsu Health Development Research Center/National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Contraceptives Adverse Reaction Surveillance, Nanjing 210036, China
Abstract Objective To investigate the growth and development of children aged 0-6 years in Jiangsu Province of China and the effects of family factors on the children's growth and development. Methods The stratified random sampling method was used to select 2 004 families with children aged 0-6 years of Jiangsu Province. A questionnaire survey on nutritional knowledge, attitude, and behavior was performed for the main caregivers. The Z-score method was used to evaluate nutritional status. The ordinal polytomous logistic regression analysis model was used to investigate the influencing factors for nutritional status. Results A total of 2 290 questionnaires were distributed, among which 2 004 valid questionnaires were collected (87.51%). The mean age of the children was (28±14) months, and there were 1 105 boys (55.14%) and 899 girls (44.86%). The primary caregivers were mostly parents (1 867 families, 93.16%), and the caregivers of 1 466 families (73.15%) had a university/college degree. Most families had an annual income of 50 000-100 000 yuan/year or 100 000-200 000 yuan/year, accounting for 32.88% and 34.23%, respectively. The results of Z-score showed the growth retardation rates of 1.45% (16/1 105) in boys and 1.78% (16/899) in girls, the underweight rates of 0.54% (6/1 105) in boys and 0.67% (6/899) in girls, the emaciation rates of 1.36% (15/1 105) in boys and 2.00% (18/899) in girls, and the obesity rates of 8.78% (97/1 105) in boys and 10.12% (91/899) in girls, respectively. The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that a higher annual family income and a higher nutrition knowledge level of caregiver were beneficial to the growth and development of children (P<0.05). Conclusions Children aged 0-6 years in Jiangsu Province have a good status of growth and development but a relatively high obesity rate, and therefore, the monitoring of obesity should be taken seriously. Family economic status and the level of nutritional knowledge of caregivers have a significant impact on children's growth and development.
LIU Yan,WANG Yuan-Yuan,CHENG Yan et al. Growth and development of children and related influencing factors: a cross-sectional study of the families with children aged 0-6 years in Jiangsu Province[J]. CJCP, 2022, 24(6): 693-698.
LIU Yan,WANG Yuan-Yuan,CHENG Yan et al. Growth and development of children and related influencing factors: a cross-sectional study of the families with children aged 0-6 years in Jiangsu Province[J]. CJCP, 2022, 24(6): 693-698.
Shaanxi Province Diagnosis and Treatment Center of Kawasaki Disease/Children's Hospital of Shaanxi Provincial
People's Hospital, Children's Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Beijing Children's Hospital of Capital Medical
University, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Affiliated Hospital of Yan'an University, Expert Committee
of Advanced Training for Pediatrician, China Maternal and Children's Health Association, General Pediatric Group of
Pediatrician Branch of Chinese Medical Doctor Association, Pediatric International Exchange and Cooperation Center,
Shanghai Cooperation Organization Hospital Cooperation Alliance, Editorial Board of Chinese Journal of
Contemporary Pediatrics. Pediatric expert consensus on the application of aspirin in Kawasaki disease[J]. CJCP, 2022, 24(6): 597-603.
