Mô tả tình trạng dinh dưỡng của 337 sinh viên Y2, trường đại học Y Hà Nội giai đoạn 2010-2016. Kết quả cho thấy trong giai đoạn 2010-2016, chiều cao trung bình của sinh viên nam Y2 tại thời điểm 2016 lớn hơn không đáng kể so với 2010. Chiều cao trung bình của sinh viên nữ giữa 2 thời điểm không khác biệt. Chiều cao trung bình của sinh viên nam và nữ đến từ khu vực thành phố cao hơn so với khu vực nông thôn. Thừa cân, béo phì, thiếu năng lượng trường diễn đã xuất hiện trên sinh viên Y2 trong giai đoạn 2010-2016.Vietnam is in the period of nutrition transition, it is ecessary to update the physical growth indicators and nutritional status of students. This study describes the nutritional status of second-year students, Hanoi Medical University in the period from 2010-2016. The cross-sectional study was conducted each year in order to collect the data on body weight, height, place of living before entering the university. In total, 5,337 subjects participated in the study. The BMI was used to assess the nutritional status by using the BMI cut-off points for Asian people. The second-year students in 2016 was heavier than those in 2010: 58.6 ± 8.3 kg versus 56.2 ± 7.1 kg (males)
48.8 ± 6.1 kg versus 47.7 ± 5.4 kg (females). The average height of the second-year students in 2016 was not much different as compared to 2010: 167.8 ± 6.2 cm versus 167.0 ± 5.8 cm (males)
156.4 ± 5.7 cm versus 156.5 ± 5.6 cm (females). The average height of students who came from the urban areas was higher than that of those who came from the rural areas, in males: 168.5 ± 5.7 cm versus 167.1 ± 5.7 cm (P <
0,05)
in females: 156.9 ± 5.3 cm versus 155.8 ± 5.4 cm (P <
0,05). The prevalence of chronic energy deficiency in females was 26.3% and in males was 19% (P <
0.05). The prevalence of overweight/obesity in males was 13.8% and in females was 4.8% (P <
0.05). There is no considerable difference in mean height of the second-year students in 2010 and m 2016. The prevalence of CED in females is higher than males, in contrast, the prevalence of overweight/obesity in males is higher than females.