Analysis of growth and development and common health problems of kindergarten children in Haidian district of Beijing from 2021 to 2023
Objective To understand the growth and development and the detection rate of common health problems of kindergarten children in Haidian District,Beijing,and to provide evidence for improving children's health status.Methods Children who entered kindergarten in autumn and had physical examinationat the physical examination center of Haidian District Maternal and Child Health Hospital from 2021 to 2023 were selected,their physical examination data were collected.The results of height,weight,Hb,poor visual acuity and dental caries were analyzed,the growth and development and health status of children in kindergarten were comprehensively evaluated.Results From 2021 to 2023,a total of 60 998 children aged from 0 to 6 years were selected,including 31 647 males and 29 351 females;the age group from 3 to 4 years was the largest,accounting for 70.9%.the detection rate of emaciation,overweight and obesity were 2.4%,12.3%and 3.9%,respectively.From 2021 to 2023,there were significant differences in the detection rates of overweight(χ2=46.478,P<0.001)and obesity(χ2=14.634,P<0.001)in three years,among which the detection rates of overweight and obesity in boys were higher than those in girls(χ2=94.298、162.420,P<0.001).From 2021 to 2023,the detection rates of anemia,dental caries and poor visual acuity were 1.1%,23.1%and 24.6%,respectively,and the differences in the detection rates of dental caries in three years were statistically significant(χ2=235.689,P<0.001).From 2021 to 2023,the detection rates of poor visual acuity increased year by year,and the difference of detection rate of low vision in three years was statistically significant(χ2=27.399,P<0.05).From 2021 to 2023,the differences in detection rates of febrile convulsion and food allergy were statistically significant(χ2=43.049,58.626,P<0.001),the detection rate of congenital heart disease in girls was higher than that in boys,and the detection rates of febrile convulsion and food allergy were lower than those in boys,with statistical significance(P<0.05).Conclusions The growth development of children entering kindergarten in autumn in Haidian district of Beijing is generally good from 2021 to 2023.Overweight,obesity and poor visual acuity are still the focus of children's health care.It is suggested that parents and kindergarten should strengthen health education in a targeted manner to better improve the growth development and healthcare of children in kindergartens.