ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DIET CHARACTERISTICS,  PHYSICAL ACTIVITY HABITS AND STUNTING IN  PRESCHOOL CHILDREN IN DONG ANH, HANOI

Lê Thị Tuyết; Phạm Hồng Nhung

doi:10.34238/tnu-jst.11379

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DIET CHARACTERISTICS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY HABITS AND STUNTING IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN IN DONG ANH, HANOI

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Received: 23/10/24 Revised: 27/03/25 Published: 28/03/25

Authors

1. Le Thi Tuyet , Hanoi National University of Education
2. Pham Hong Nhung, Hanoi National University of Education

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of dietary characteristics and physical activity habits on stunting in preschool children in Dong Anh district, Hanoi. A case-control study involving 375 stunted children and 3,445 children with normal height was derived from a cross-sectional study under the project B2018-SHP-50. The classification of children's stunting status was based on the height-for-age Z-score according to the World Health Organization standards. The results indicated that several factors were associated with stunting in children: less than 8 hours of nighttime sleep (OR = 2.15), more than 60 minutes of sedentary time at home per day (OR = 1.72), meal durations longer than 40 minutes (OR = 1.43), preference for sweet foods (OR = 1.51), and preference for fatty foods (OR = 0.67). However, the study found no association between bedtime, active physical activity at school, moderate to vigorous physical activity time at home, preferences for lean meat, eggs, and vegetables, and drinking milk before bedtime. These findings suggested recommendations in child care to engage in physical activities to reduce the risk of stunting from an early stage.

Keywords

Dietary characteristics; Dong Anh; Physical activity; Stunting; Preschool children

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