Abstract:

Objective: To research the relationship between family environment and nutritional status of pupils, and provide a basis
to improve the level of primary school physical health. Methods: Three hundreds and eighty-two rural pupils in Xiangyun County
were enrolled in survey, indexes of height and weight were collected, family environment were inquired with questionnaire. Results:
With body mass index （BMI）, the malnutrition rate was 66.41% among 382 pupils. There were no significant differences between
gender, ethnic, the number of children and births in one family （P > 0.05）. Conclusion: Family environment is related to pupils'
nutrition status, special attention should be paid by the parents and the surrounding environment to improve pupils' nutrition and
health.

Key words: nutritional status, family environment, pupil, research