Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública Print version ISSN
1020-4989 GROENEVELD, Iris F.; SOLOMONS, Noel W. and DOAK,
Colleen M.. Nutritional status of urban schoolchildren of high
and low socioeconomic status in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Rev
Panam Salud Publica [online]. 2007, vol.22, n.3, pp. 169-177.
ISSN 1020-4989.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1020-49892007000800003. OBJECTIVE:
The prevalence of overweight and obesity is growing in children
in many developing countries, increasing chronic disease risk.
Our objective was to assess the prevalence of stunting,
underweight, overweight, and obesity in schoolchildren 8 to 10
years old who were of high or low socioeconomic status (SES) in
Quetzaltenango, which is the second largest city in Guatemala
METHODS: Between April and June 2005 we conducted a cross-
sectional survey among 583 children in private and public
elementary schools, in which we measured height and weight. The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2000 height-
for-age z-scores, weight-for-