Relationships between wasting and linear growth in stunted children

Wiley - Tập 85 Số 6 - Trang 666-669 - 1996
Susan P. Walker1, S Grantham-McGregor2, JH Himes1, CA Powell1
1Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
2Tropical Metabolism Research Unit, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica

Tóm tắt

Height‐for‐age and weight‐for‐height are commonly used indicators of nutritional status; however, their precise interrelationship remains unclear. We examined the relationship between weight‐for‐height and linear growth in 127 stunted Jamaican children aged 9‐24 months. The children were measured every 6 months over a 2‐year period. The initial weight‐for‐height status was positively associated with linear growth in the following 6‐month interval. The change in weight‐for‐height in the preceding interval was a better predictor of linear growth in the next interval than attained weight‐for‐height at the beginning of the interval. The results suggest that variations in weight‐for‐height may influence the rate of linear growth.

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Wiley

Tập 85 Số 6

666-669

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