Secondary malnutrition and overweight in a pediatric referral hospital: associated factors.

Objectives: To establish the prevalence and identify the clinical and sociodemographic factors associated with malnutrition and overweight in a pediatric referral hospital.

Patients And Methods: We studied a cross-sectional, random sample from a pediatric hospital. Malnutrition was defined as acute when the z score of weight/height was less than -2.