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 5

Prevalence of undernutrition, normal weight, and overweight or obese for total subjects, and for boys and girls, by regions of residence.

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

Undernutrition
 Total245 (7.61)20 (4.76%)58 (9.24%)115 (7.88%)52 (7.29%)
 Girls110 (7.05)10 (4.63%)26 (8.25%)48 (6.76%)26 (8.13%)
 Boys135 (8.13)10 (4.90%)32 (10.22%)67 (8.93%)26 (6.62%)

Normal weight
 Total2664 (82.71)334 (79.52%)474 (75.47%)1252 (85.75%)604 (84.71%)
 Girls1332 (85.33)178 (82.41%)254 (80.63%)632 (89.01%)268 (83.75%)
 Boys1332 (80.24)156 (76.47%)220 (70.29%)620 (82.67%)336 (85.5%)

Overweight or obese
 Total312 (9.69)66 (15.71%)96 (15.29%)93 (6.37%)57 (7.99%)
 Girls119 (7.62)28 (12.96%)35 (11.11%)30 (4.23%)26 (8.13%)
 Boys193 (11.63)38 (18.63%)61 (19.49%)63 (8.40%)31 (7.89%)