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 4

Prevalence of stunting 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 (%)

Short stature
 Total417 (12.95)28 (6.67%)55 (8.76%)224 (15.34%)110 (15.43%)
 Female213 (13.65)20 (9.26%)30 (9.52%)117 (16.48%)46 (14.38%)
 Male204 (12.29)8 (3.92%)25 (7.99%)107 (14.27%)64 (16.28%)

Normal
 Total2711 (84.17)363 (86.43%)541 (86.15%)1214 (83.15%)593 (83.17%)
 Female1313 (84.11)183 (84.72%)275 (87.30%)585 (82.39%)270 (84.38%)
 Male1298 (84.22)180 (88.24%)266 (84.98%)629 (83.87%)323 (82.19%)

Tall stature
 Total93 (2.89)29 (6.90%)32 (5.10%)22 (1.51%)10 (1.40%)
 Female35 (2.24)13 (6.02%)10 (3.17%)8 (1.13%)4 (1.25%)
 Male58 (3.49)16 (7.84%)22 (7.03%)14 (1.87%)6 (1.53%)