Author(s)

Bowei Dong^1,2*, Wentao Liu^1,2*, Jun Liu³, Longxing Fan^2,4, Hanxuan Yun¹, Xuejiao Gai¹, Zhenyu Han¹, Zhuangzhi Song⁵, Chunxia Cui⁵, Ying Liu¹

¹School of Public Health, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
²Tianjin Institute of Environmental & Operational Medicine, Tianjin, China.
³Chinese PLA No.969 Hospital, Baotou, China.
⁴Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China.
⁵Inner Mongolia Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hohhot, China.

Objective: In this study, we aim to understand the nutritional status of students in poverty-stricken areas of Inner Mongolia and their links with academic performance and to provide a scientific basis for the designated nutrition intervention and health education in students. Methods: In Zhalaiteqi County students’ physical health survey data and learning achievement scores from 2012 to 2013 were selected as research data, and the nutritional status of the students was judged by statistical analysis of physical data. Results: The malnutrition rate was 22.21%, the overweight rate was 6.0%, and the obesity rate was 3.81% in 2012. The detection rate of the male normal group was 80.22%, and the detection rate of the female normal group was 75.63%. The difference was statistically significant (χ² = 27.036 P < 0.05). Conclusion: The nutritional status of students in poverty-stricken areas in Inner Mongolia cannot be neglected. Weight loss and obesity have a negative impact on students’ academic performance. Effective measures should be taken to control the present situation.

Nutritional Status, Poor, Learning Achievement, Results Evaluation, Anemia

Dong, B. , Liu, W. , Liu, J. , Fan, L. , Yun, H. , Gai, X. , Han, Z. , Song, Z. , Cui, C. and Liu, Y. (2020) Nutritional Status of Students in Poverty-Stricken Areas. Open Journal of Epidemiology, 10, 91-99. doi: 10.4236/ojepi.2020.102008.