Crecimiento físico y condición nutricional de los niños de San Pedro Abajo, Municipio de Temoaya, Estado de México

Abstract

The main goal of this paper is to carry out an analysis of the nutritional status of the population of San Pedro Abajo, Temoaya county, State of Mexico, between 3 and six year- old. At this age under adverse living conditions growth speed lowers down. The children included in the sample were the offspring of the workers of a carpet factory located in the town. There were also included as control group children from housewives living in San Pedro Abajo. Using height for age and weight for height according to Faulhaber's tables and Waterlow's classification, undernutrition was associated with big households