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We aimed to provide the most recent estimate of the prevalence of thinness and short stature among healthy school-aged children in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and to investigate the effect of parental socioeconomic status (SES) on growth impairment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2015 among schoolchildren in Riyadh. A sample of 7931 children (67% girls) aged 6\u201316 years was randomly selected. Body mass index (BMI) z-score &lt;\u22122 SD and height z-score &lt;\u22122 SD, for age and sex, using the WHO reference 2007, defined thinness and short stature, respectively. To assess the impact of SES on growth, we categorized SES into 4 levels by incorporating 4 main indicators: parents\u2019 educational level, family income, type of residence, and parents\u2019 jobs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The prevalence of short stature was 15%, and the prevalence of thinness was 3.5%. Stratification of the thinness prevalence rate according to gender indicated that boys were significantly thinner than girls (4.7% versus 2.8%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.048). Short stature was significantly higher among children in the lower SES classes than among their counterparts in the higher SES classes. Parents of thin children were more likely to be less educated, have less income, live in apartments, and have a lower SES than parents of overweight and obese children.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The rate of thinness among Saudi children is low, similar to that in developed countries, and is significantly correlated with SES.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/sjg.sjg_338_21","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,2]],"date-time":"2021-12-02T06:41:18Z","timestamp":1638427278000},"page":"288-295","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Prevalence and socioeconomic correlates of growth impairment among Saudi children and 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