Nutritional Status and Computational Tool for Anthropometric Surveillance for Children of the Upper Xingu, 2023 

Objective: To evaluate the nutritional status of children from the Upper Xingu and to present a visualization panel in shiny that helps the nutritional surveillance of children. Methods: Based on the height-for-age, weight-for-age, and weight-for-height indices, the diagnosis of deficit was defined for children with z-scores below -2, considering the WHO reference population. Also according to the WHO reference population, excess weight/height ratio was defined for children with z-scores above 2. In the preview panel in shiny, the registered children were mapped onto growth curves standardized by the WHO. Results: A total of 277 children were studied in the nutritional diagnosis, and a high prevalence of stunting was identified and a higher prevalence of excess weight/height than the general Brazilian population. The age groups from 0 to 12 and 48 to 59 months showed higher prevalence of deficit and excess for the indices analyzed.