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Date Published: 28/02/2026
Online Published: 27/02/2026
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.56283/1859-0381/782
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Vol. 22 No. 1 (2026)
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
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HOANG TDN, TRAN TD, LE DT, et al. VIETNAMESE CHILDREN GROWING STEADILY: ANTHROPOMETRIC EVIDENCE BETWEEN 2010 AND 2020. Tạp chí Dinh dưỡng và Thực phẩm. 2026;22(1):64-71. doi:10.56283/1859-0381/782

VIETNAMESE CHILDREN GROWING STEADILY: ANTHROPOMETRIC EVIDENCE BETWEEN 2010 AND 2020

Thi Duc Ngan HOANG1, , Thanh Duong TRAN1, Danh Tuyen LE1, Van Tan VU1, Huu Chinh NGUYEN1, Viet Dung NGUYEN, Thi Thao Yen BUI1, Anh Hoa LE1, Thi Thao Nghien HOANG2, Ngoc Hai PHUNG3
1 National Institute of Nutrition, Vietnam
2 University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
3 Griffith University, Australia

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Abstract

Aims: To assess the secular changes in weight and height of children under 5 years old during the 10-year period.

Methods:  A total of 102.218 anthropometric records of children aged under 5 years in 7 ecological regions of Vietnam were extracted from the databases of Vietnamese General Nutrition Survey 2010 and 2020. One-way ANOVA analyses were performed to compare mean children’s weight and height between the surveys.

Results: Over the 10 years from 2010 to 2020, the anthropometric growth of children < 5 years old in Vietnam has increased significantly. Children's weight in 2019-2020 was higher than that of children in 2010 by 0.3 kg to 2.0 kg, and their height by 0.6 cm to 3.3 cm.

Keywords

Anthropometry, growth, general nutrition survey, malnutrition, nutrition surveillance.

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