تعيين استانداردهاي طول قد و وزن كودكان گروه سني 6 تا 12 سال در ايران و مقايسه آن با استانداردهاي بين المللي

Determining the Standards of Height and Weight in Iranian Children of 6-12 Years of Aye and Comparing it with International Standards

The growth of Iranian children is usually measured with non-Iranian Standards which render inappropriate judyments at times . This study is intended to determine the standards of height and weight in Iranian Children of 6-12 Years of age , and to show that it is essential to have such standards in comparison with international measures . It is supposed , in this research, that Iran can be divisible in three sections of east and south , each corresponding to a provincial center like Mashad,l Urmieh and Shiraz respectively ; Cross-sectionally , 5375 , 3426 and 2664 children were randomly selected from these cities , respectiuely , in a stratified manner . Their growth indexes including heiyht and weight percentiles along with relevant data were gathered and put into statistical software analysis . Compared with Nelson Farfare and Current standards , the findings revealed a remarkable difference between the Iranian and foreign difference between the Iranian and foreign standards so that at age 6 , the Iranian standards are higher but at ages of 7-12 , they are lower than their foreign counterparts ; i.e. the higher the ege , the lower the growth rate . This difference can lead to complications if we adopt foreign standards in our country .