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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Pediatr.
Sec. Children and Health
Volume 13 - 2025 |
doi: 10.3389/fped.2025.1522060
Prevalence and predictors of short stature in children aged 3-18 years in Hainan Province, China: A cross-sectional study
Provisionally accepted
Mi Yan
1
Yingying Qin
1*
Hongai Li
2*
Chuican Huang
3*
Haidan Li
2
Li Liu
2*
Yuhua Cai
2*
Lichun Fan
3
Wei Xiang
2
Xiaoyan Huang
2*- 1 Academy of Pediatrics, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China
- 2 Department of Genetics, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Hainan Women and Children's Medical Center, Haikou, Hainan Province, China
- 3 Hainan Women and Children's Medical Center, Haikou, Hainan Province, China
Background: Short stature is a global health-related problem and remains to be evaluated in children in Hainan Province. The present study was conducted to investigate the associated factors with shortstature in children.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted using a staged, cluster random sampling method. A total of 26,189 children aged 3 to 18 years, originating from 18 cities and counties in Hainan Province, to determine the prevalence of short stature. Additionally, these children were selected for a thorough analysis of associated factors.Results: The crude prevalence of short stature was 2.88%, and the standard prevalence was (after adding weights) 3.01%. Children's short stature was significantly related to seven factors: area, birth weight, body mass index z score (BAZ), maternal education, family income (RMB per year), frequency of bean intake and frequency of egg intake. A nomogram model of factors associated with short stature was constructed. The area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was 0.698 (95% CI: 0.679-0.716).Conclusions: Our findings demonstrated that birth weight, BAZ, dietary habits, and family-related factors were strongly correlated with short stature in children in Hainan Province.
Keywords: short stature, Child, Cross-sectional study, nomogram, Risk factors
Received: 03 Nov 2024; Accepted: 06 Jan 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Yan, Qin, Li, Huang, Li, Liu, Cai, Fan, Xiang and Huang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Yingying Qin, Academy of Pediatrics, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China
Hongai Li, Department of Genetics, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Hainan Women and Children's Medical Center, Haikou, Hainan Province, China
Chuican Huang, Hainan Women and Children's Medical Center, Haikou, Hainan Province, China
Li Liu, Department of Genetics, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Hainan Women and Children's Medical Center, Haikou, Hainan Province, China
Yuhua Cai, Department of Genetics, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Hainan Women and Children's Medical Center, Haikou, Hainan Province, China
Xiaoyan Huang, Department of Genetics, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Hainan Women and Children's Medical Center, Haikou, Hainan Province, China
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