Table of assessment and classification of malnutrition in children under 5 years old

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The article was professionally consulted by Doctor Nguyen Thai Ngoc Chau - Department of Pediatrics - Neonatology, Vinmec Phu Quoc International General Hospital.
Malnutrition in children under 5 years old often occurs due to picky eating or lack of care knowledge of parents. Therefore, today this is still a health issue that many parents are concerned about.

1. Z-Score classification table applied in assessing malnutrition in children under 5 years old

Nutrition is a matter of most concern in children under 5 years old because this is the period when children develop the fastest height, weight as well as intelligence. If children are malnourished at this stage, it will most likely affect their health, mobility and learning ability. Since then, children have mental retardation, growth retardation, poor immunity, frequent illness, etc. The classification of nutritional status for children under 5 years old helps to assess the nutritional status of children according to international standards, thereby classifying nutritional status and providing solutions for children who are underweight or obese.
Based on the tables below, parents can know what Z-Score your child is at, on what scale, and then adjust the child's weight accordingly.

1.1 For girls

1.2 For boys

2. Table of assessment of malnutrition in children under 5 years old

The identification of nutritional status: Overweight, obese and underweight have important implications in determining nutritional status and taking measures to improve to avoid affecting the ongoing development process. strong at this age. Accordingly, the assessment table is based on the relationships between weight and age, height and age, weight and height with 5 different scales, respectively <-3SD, <-2SD, (-2SD) - 2SD), >2SD, >3SD. From there, based on the relationships to assess the status of malnutrition has occurred at any time with its nature, predict the cause and find supportive solutions.

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Reference source: National Institute of Nutrition