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    Estado nutricional de crianças índias do Alto Xingu em 1980 e 1992 e evolução pondero-estatural entre o primeiro e o quarto anos de vida
    (Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2003-04-01) Morais, Mauro Batista de [UNIFESP]; Fagundes Neto, Ulysses [UNIFESP]; Mattos, Ângela Peixoto De; Baruzzi, Roberto Geraldo [UNIFESP]; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP); Universidade Federal da Bahia Faculdade de Medicina Departamento de Pediatria
    This study focused on the under-five population of the Alto Xingu region in Brazil, with the following objectives: (1) to evaluate height and weight increment from the first through the fourth years of life and (2) to compare nutritional status in 1980 and 1992. Height and weight increases were evaluated in 81 children. Weight and height were measured in 264 children evaluated in 1980 and in 172 in 1992 (< 10 years of age). Median Z-scores in the first and fourth years of life, respectively, showed: (1) a decrease in weight-for-age, (-0.12 in the first year and -0.51 in the fourth year of life; p = 0.002); (2) a decrease in weight-for-height (+1.31 and +0.08; p < 0.001); (3) an increase in height-for-age (-1.50 and -0.94; p < 0.001). Median Z-scores in 1980 and 1992 showed: (1) no change in weight-for-age (-0.61 in 1980 and -0.62 in 1992; p = 0.90); (2) no change in weight-for-height (+0.27 and +0.34; p = 0.10); and (3) a decrease in height-for-age (-1.04 and -1.22; p = 0.02). Height-for-age increased and weight-for-height decreased between the first and fourth years of life. A decrease in height-for-age was observed from 1980 to 1992, demonstrating the importance of nutritional surveillance among the population of the Alto Xingu.
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    Fatores ambientais e hospitalizações em crianças menores de cinco anos com infecção respiratória aguda
    (Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2003-12-01) Botelho, Clovis [UNIFESP]; Correia, Ademir Lopes [UNIFESP]; Silva, Ageo Mário Cândido da; Macedo, Alex Gonçalves [UNIFESP]; Silva, Clystenes Odyr Soares [UNIFESP]; Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso Pró-Reitoria de Ensino e Graduação; Universidade de Cuiabá; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP); Universidade de Várzea Grande
    Considering hospitalization as an indicator of seriousness of acute respiratory infection (ARI), this study focuses on the association between some environmental factors with the need for hospitalization of children with a diagnosis of ARI. The study analyzed all the medical records (at the Municipal Emergency Ward in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso State) of children under five years of age (both sexes), collected by month of attendance. Two weather seasons were considered: dry (May-October) and rainy (November-April). Variables included: temperature, relative humidity, and number of fires (due to extensive slashing and burning for agriculture in the region). Prevalence of ARI was 49.8%, and hospitalization was required in 7.6% of cases, with a higher percentage during the dry season. The dry season and lower relative humidity were associated with increased pediatric hospitalization rate due to ARI.