婴幼儿生长迟缓的研究进展

近年来在世界范围内,儿童生长迟缓率有所下降,但地区差异仍较突出,我国贫困地区儿童生长迟缓率接近10%。生长迟缓影响儿童的体格生长、认知发育以及成年后的慢性疾病风险和收入水平,减损社会经济生产力。婴幼儿时期即是生长迟缓的高发年龄段,也是干预治疗的关键窗口期。本文分析该阶段生长迟缓的原因、预防和干预方法及临床常见的问题,旨在有助于提高对婴幼儿生长迟缓的认识、预防和干预。

Research progress on growth retardation of infants and toddlers

In recent years,the children′s growth retardation rate has been decreased worldwide,but the regional difference is still prominent. The growth retardation rate of children in poor areas of China is still almost 10%. Growth retardation has an impact on children′s physical growth,cognitive development,increases the risk of chronic diseases,decreases their income level in adulthood,and impairs social and economic productivity. The infant and toddler stage is the most prone ages of growth retardation,and also the key window period of intervention for growth retardation. So this review focuses on this stage,analyzes the causes,prevention and intervention methods and common clinical problems of growth retardation in this stage,in order to contribute to the understanding,prevention and intervention of growth retardation.