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Regional study of nutritional status of urban primary schoolchildren. 3. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia E-Siong Tee, Swan-Choo Khor, Hoon-Eng Ooi, Swee-Ing Young, Omar Zakiyah, and Hamzah Zulkafli Abstract A total of 5,995 children (7.8% of all 7- to 10-year-old primary schoolchildren in Kuala Lumpur), randomly selected from 166 schools (97.6% of all schools), were measured for their weight and height. The analyses of all weight and height data, including the cutoffs used for defining stunting, underweight, and wasting and for thinness and overweight, were carried out as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). The prevalences of stunting (height-for-age Z score < –2 SD), underweight (weight-for-age Z score < –2 SD) and wasting (weight-for-height Z score < –2 SD) among all the children studied were 6.7%, 7.1%, and 4.5%, respectively. Undernutrition among boys was more serious than among girls according to all three indicators. Because it was not possible to analyze the weight-forheight data for most of the children above 8.5 years of age, body mass index (BMI)-for-age was used to determine the prevalences of thinness and overweight for all the children. Based on the reference data, the prevalence of overweight (at or above the 95th percentile) was 9.7% and 7.1% for boys and girls, respectively, and 8.4% overall. Introduction As a result of rapid socioeconomic development in Southeast Asia in the last 30 years, countries in the region are being confronted with both extremes of malnutrition, wherein undernutrition coexists with overnutrition problems. Nutritional deficiencies are slowly being reduced or eradicated in many of these countries. On the other hand, coronary heart disease, cancer, and diabetes have now become major health The authors are affiliated with the Division of Human Nutrition, Institute for Medical Research in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. problems, particularly in urban areas. As countries in the region continue to develop rapidly, the nutritional situations are expected to change rapidly as well. It is thus important to continue to monitor the nutritional status of all community groups, including that of schoolchildren. The rising prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents is of particular concern to many health authorities. However, there is currently a lack of adequate baseline data on the extent of the problem in the region. There has been no national nutrition survey in Malaysia. Nutritional studies of communities have thus far been conducted on specific population groups, most often in rural areas. The International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) (Branch) has therefore coordinated studies in three South Asia countries, Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia, to provide an understanding of the nutritional status (as determined by weight and height) and the dietary, and physical activity patterns of urban primary schoolchildren. The data were obtained to assist health authorities in the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of intervention programs among this important target group. Similar approaches were used in the studies in Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, and Bogor. This paper presents findings obtained for children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Subjects and methods A list of all primary schools in Kuala Lumpur was obtained from the Education Department. Visits were made to each school to obtain a list of all children in primary grades 2 to 4 (ages 7 to 10 years). A master list was then prepared for the classes within each school and the children within each class. Starting with a randomly selected number, every 10th child on the master list was selected for inclusion in the study for measurement of body weight and height. Basic socio- Food and Nutrition Bulletin, vol. 23, no. 1 © 2002, The United Nations University. 41
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