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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1997 43(5):297-300; doi:10.1093/tropej/43.5.297
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Heights and Weights of Primary School Children of Different Social Background in Ankara, Turkey

I. Nebigil, MD*, S. Hizel, MD, PHD**,, G. Tanyer*, Y. Dallar* and T. Coskun***

*Ministry of Health Ankara State Hospital Department of Paediatrics Altindag - Ankara, Turkey
**Çankaya, Mother and Child Health and Family Planning Centre No. 3 Hifzisihha D.Blok arkasi, Sihhiye - Ankara, Turkey
***Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, Unit of Nutrition and Metabolism Sihhiye - Ankara, Turkey

Correspondence: Dr Selda Hizel, Kirkkonaklar 53. sok, Petek Sitesi A.Blok 9/32, Ankara, Turkey. E-Mail: nh0l-k{at}servis2.-net.tr

A cross-sectional anthropometric survey was carried out in a low socio-economic and high socio-economic region of Ankara, Turkey, to measure the weights and heights of school children. The study group consisted of 5289 children between the ages of 5 and 11 years. Both boys and girls from the high socio-economic group had superior body measurements compared to those of the low socio-economic group. The difference between the mean weight for age values of two groups was statistically significant (P < 0.05), whereas no statistically significant was found on the basis of height for age values among all age groups. To make a comparison both with National Centre for Health Statistics and World Health Organisation (NCHS-WHO) standards and Turkish standards we used the data from high socio-economic group only. Our results showed that the mean height and weight values of boys and girls were higher than the 50th centile height and weight values of NCHS-WHO standards. Almost 25 years have passed since the measurements of Turkish standards were taken. The height differences were in the range of 0.24–1.51 cm/decade, with a mean value of 0.96cm/decade. These results led us to conclude that, local/regional standards for height and weight are needed, and repeated assessments are useful for follow-up of populations.


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