BACKGROUND: Nutrition transition in developing countries has been associated with higher prevalence of overweight. AIM: The study aimed to identify the factors associated with concurrent stunting and overweight in urban preschool children of Yaounde, Cameroon. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: 169 preschool children of both sexes were recruited according to their nutritional status: Stunted, overweight, stunted-overweight, and non-stunted-non-overweight. Factors associated with concurrent stunting and overweight were investigated through interviewer-administered questionnaires. A binary logistic regression model was used to determine the relation between nutritional statuses and associated factors. RESULTS: A low-income family and a low maternal educational level are independent risk factors for a child to be stunted-overweight [odds ratios (95% CI): 3.81 (13.32-1.08), 2.90 (7.82-1.07), respectively]. Mother under-evaluation of child's weight is a factor associated with stunting-overweight and overweight in children [odds ratios (95% CI): 3.42 (8.72-1.33), 6.52 (18.09-2.34), respectively]. Being overweight is also related to higher birth weight. Unlike stunted children, stunted-overweight children live with both their parents and have an older mother. Short maternal stature and mother's over-evaluation of her child's height are independent factors associated with stunting. CONCLUSION: Poor preschool children of Yaounde are facing concomitant stunting and overweight. More studies are needed to better assess the impact of maternal factors.
BACKGROUND: Nutrition transition in developing countries has been associated with higher prevalence of overweight. AIM: The study aimed to identify the factors associated with concurrent stunting and overweight in urban preschool children of Yaounde, Cameroon. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: 169 preschool children of both sexes were recruited according to their nutritional status: Stunted, overweight, stunted-overweight, and non-stunted-non-overweight. Factors associated with concurrent stunting and overweight were investigated through interviewer-administered questionnaires. A binary logistic regression model was used to determine the relation between nutritional statuses and associated factors. RESULTS: A low-income family and a low maternal educational level are independent risk factors for a child to be stunted-overweight [odds ratios (95% CI): 3.81 (13.32-1.08), 2.90 (7.82-1.07), respectively]. Mother under-evaluation of child's weight is a factor associated with stunting-overweight and overweight in children [odds ratios (95% CI): 3.42 (8.72-1.33), 6.52 (18.09-2.34), respectively]. Being overweight is also related to higher birth weight. Unlike stunted children, stunted-overweight children live with both their parents and have an older mother. Short maternal stature and mother's over-evaluation of her child's height are independent factors associated with stunting. CONCLUSION: Poor preschool children of Yaounde are facing concomitant stunting and overweight. More studies are needed to better assess the impact of maternal factors.
Authors: Emma Pomeroy; Jay T Stock; Sanja Stanojevic; J Jaime Miranda; Tim J Cole; Jonathan C K Wells Journal: Am J Hum Biol Date: 2014-04-07 Impact factor: 1.937
Authors: Marco Cossio-Bolaños; Rossana Gómez Campos; Cynthia Lee Andruske; Antonio Viveros Flores; Cristian Luarte-Rocha; Pedro R Olivares; Javier Garcia-Rubio; Miguel de Arruda Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2015-09-25 Impact factor: 3.390