ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND ITS EFFECTS ON IQ LEVEL OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN PATAN CITY, GUJARAT

NILAM CHAMAR¹, I.N. PATEL², M.K. CHAUDHARY³, SURABHI SINGH⁴*
¹Department of Food Science and Nutrition, ASPEE College of Home Science and Nutrition, S.D. Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, 385 506, Dantiwada, Gujarat
²Department of Food Science and Nutrition, ASPEE College of Home Science and Nutrition, S.D. Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, 385 506, Dantiwada, Gujarat
³Department of Food Science and Nutrition, ASPEE College of Home Science and Nutrition, S.D. Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, 385 506, Dantiwada, Gujarat
⁴Department of Food Science and Nutrition, ASPEE College of Home Science and Nutrition, S.D. Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, 385 506, Dantiwada, Gujarat
* Corresponding Author : surabhikshaunik@gmail.com

Received : 14-03-2017     Accepted : 28-03-2017     Published : 28-04-2017
Volume : 9     Issue : 4       Pages : 881 - 883
Int J Microbiol Res 9.4 (2017):881-883

Keywords : Anthropometric measurement, Nutritional status, IQ level, Primary school children
Academic Editor : Banerjee A., Dr Vinod Kumar Singh, Dr D P Shrivastava
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author are thankful to Department of Food Science and Nutrition, ASPEE College of Home Science and Nutrition, S.D. Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, 385 506, Dantiwada, Gujarat
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

This study was conducted to assess the nutritional status of primary school children and its effect on their IQ level. Total 350 (229 boys and 121 girls) children, were randomly selected from three schools of Patan city, Gujarat for conducting the present study. Mean height and mean weight of children was compared to ICMR standard value. The nutritional status was assessed by anthropometric measurements and categorized according to Water low’s classification. There was no significant difference found in mean height and weight of boys and girls in age group of 11-12 and >12 years children. Further, results showed that 51.71% children were from normal nutritional status category, while 28.57 %, 12.28 % and 7.42 % children belonged to wasted, stunted and wasted and stunted respectively. This study concluded that majority of the malnourished children fell in lower level of intelligence. On the other hand, reverse trend was observed in case of normal children who represented better level of intelligence. Nutritional status was positively and highly significantly correlated (0.20**) with their level of intelligence

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