BACKGROUND: Present study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of grades of nutritional status comprising underweight, normal weight, overweight, and @entity28 as well as other measurable anthropometric indicators of body mass index (BMI) in regard to gender, educational level, and living area among students settled in Isfahan province. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 4700 individuals (2349 females and 2351 males) being from 9 to 15 years old, while they were students of either primary school or junior high school. Random cluster method was applied in both urban (84%) and rural (16%) areas of Isfahan province. BMI values were measured and then categorized using reference growth charts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC 2000). Weight-for-age and stature-for-age indices were assessed as well in accordance with CDC growth charts. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of underweight, overweight, and @entity28 was 13.9, 10.4, and 5.7%, respectively. @entity1 and students of urban areas showed a higher tendency of @entity28 and overweight in comparison with @entity1 and rural students respectively. Furthermore, rural students had poorer status in both weight-for-age and stature-for-age indices. In addition, educational level was the only statistically efficacious factor. CONCLUSIONS: This study and previous ones demonstrated that @entity1 and adolescents' nutritional status, which strongly affect general health status of individuals, should receive more exquisite attention.

Body Mass Index, Weight-for-age, and Stature-for-age Indices in Iranian School XXXX in Relation to Weight and Growth Disorders: A Population-based Survey.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Boys', 'children', 'girls'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obesity']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['Children']
