Analysis of influencing factors on height growth of 1526 Preschool Children in Haidian District

Objective : objective To understand and explore the influencing factors of height growth in preschool children in Haidian district.Methods The height and environment factors of children were investigated by questionnaire and physical measurement.Results A total of 1526 children (male, 810 and female, 716) were investigated. The detection of growth retardation rate was 1.1%. A total of 222 children (14. 5%) whose heights for ages were lower more than 1 groups than the target height. There were statistical differences in father's education level, gender, birth length, eating status, exercises, and weekend exercise time between different height groups.Conclusion Attention should be paid to the promotion of height in children, and individual genetic characteristics should be taken into full consideration to establish an evaluation model for individual physical growth.