Research Article

Double Burden of Malnutrition: Examining the Growth Profile and Coexistence of Undernutrition, Overweight, and Obesity among School-Aged Children and Adolescents in Urban and Rural Counties in Henan Province, China

Table 1

Characteristics of sampled schoolchildren and adolescents in Henan Province.

Big city N (%)Small-medium city N (%)Ordinary rural area N (%)Poor rural area N (%)Total N (%)

Age groups6–8141 (16.4)135 (15.7)402 (46.7)183 (21.3)861 (26.7)
9–11106 (12.9)175 (21.2)377 (45.8)60 (20.2)824 (25.6)
12–1497 (11.9)167 (20.5)369 (45.3)182 (22.3)815 (25.3)
15–1876 (10.5)151 (20.9)312 (43.3)182 (25.2)721 (22.4)

SexBoys204 (12.3)313 (18.9)751 (45.2)392 (23.7)1660 (51.5)
Girls216 (13.8)315 (20.2)710 (45.5)320 (20.5)1561 (48.5)

Annual per capita income of familyLow (<$1500)108 (5.7)251 (13.2)1119 (58.6)431 (22.6)1909 (59.3)
Middle ($1500∼3500)122 (28.1)110 (25.4)144 (33.2)58 (13.4)434 (13.5)
High (>$3500)74 (66.1)24 (21.4)14 (12.5)0 (0)112 (3.5)
Refuse to answer116 (15.1)243 (31.7)183 (23.9)224 (29.2)766 (23.8)

Total420 (13)628 (19.5)1460 (45.3)713 (22.1)3221 (100)