Avaliação nutricional de crianças de 1 a 5 anos de idade, do cmei (centro municipal de educação infantil) Alcina Maria de Carvalho, na cidade de Trindade-Go.

Abstract

This study aims to assess the nutritional status of children aged 1 to 5 years old, enrolled in CMEI (Centro Municipal de Educação Infantil) Maria Alcina de Carvalho, the city of Trinidad - GO. The data from this study were collected from anextension work done by students from the Faculdade União de Goyazes. We conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive and quantitative nutritional status of children. The sample consisted of 87 questionnaires data of children aged 1 to 5 years of age, a total of 101 questionnaires. Data were analyzed using the parameters of standard deviation z-score, derived from the growth curves of reference of WHO 2006. Of the 87 children who were evaluated at CMEI Research 39 (44.8%) were male and 48 (55.2%) were female. In the BMI index for age (BMI/A) and weight for height (W/H) 4.6% had Thinness; Normal weight 72.4%, 14.9% risk of overweight, 6.9% overweight and 1, 2% Obesity. In the índex Height for age (H/A): 96.5% had H/A adequate and 3.5% lower H/A. In the índex Weight for Age (W/A): 95.4% had W/A appropriate, 3.4% W/A high and 1.2% W/A down. Analyzing males and females showed a higher prevalence of overweight in females. The results obtained in the present study indicate CMEI a prevalence rate of underweight (malnutrition) and excess weight (overweight and obesity), classified according to WHO (2006), found higher rates in Brazil.