[Secular trend in growth of Uygur primary and middle school students aged 7-18 years in Xinjiang from 1985 to 2019].
Year: 2024
Type: other
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To understand the growth and development of Uygur primary and secondary school students aged 7-18 years in Xinjiang from 1985 to 2019, and to provide theoretical basis for formulating health promotion strategies. METHODS: -test on the mean of each index to analyze was used to analyze the difference between the years. RESULTS: for boys and girls, respectively. The growth range was greater for boys than for girls. Height and mass of boys and girls increased at the fastest rate in the first 15 years; the height of most age groups, mass and BMI of a few age groups decreased in the middle 10 years; overall turned to a positive growth trend in the last 9 years except for the mass of boys, and height of girls increased at the highest rate in all periods. Advancement of maximum increase/growth age (MIA) in height was greater than that in mass and BMI for girls; MIA in height did not change significantly in boys, but MIA in mass and BMI was significantly earlier. CONCLUSION: The overall body shape indexes of Uyghur primary and secondary school students aged 7-18 years in Xinjiang during the 34 years showed an increasing trend with gender differences. The overall status of growth was in the early stage of a secular growth trend, requiring focused attention to the mass status of both sexes to prevent the emergence of abnormal nutritional status.
Source: PubMed
Authors: Chengyue Li, Hao Wang
Institution: Xinjiang Normal University
Language: English
Topic: Human Health and Disease
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4403405894