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Secular Trends in Growth and Nutritional Status of Mozambican School-Aged Children and Adolescents

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  • Fernanda Karina dos Santos
  • José A R Maia
  • Thayse Natacha Q F Gomes
  • Timóteo Daca
  • Aspacia Madeira
  • Peter T Katzmarzyk
  • António Prista

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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine secular changes in growth and nutritional status of Mozambican children and adolescents between 1992, 1999 and 2012. Methods: 3374 subjects (1600 boys, 1774 girls), distributed across the three time points (523 subjects in 1992; 1565 in 1999; and 1286 in 2012), were studied. Height and weight were measured, BMI was computed, and WHO cut-points were used to define nutritional status. ANCOVA models were used to compare height, weight and BMI across study years; chi-square was used to determine differences in the nutritional status prevalence across the years. Results: Significant differences for boys were found for height and weight (p 2012), and those from 2012 had the highest BMI (1999

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  • Fernanda Karina dos Santos & José A R Maia & Thayse Natacha Q F Gomes & Timóteo Daca & Aspacia Madeira & Peter T Katzmarzyk & António Prista, 2014. "Secular Trends in Growth and Nutritional Status of Mozambican School-Aged Children and Adolescents," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(12), pages 1-15, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0114068
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114068
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