Risk of linear growth retardation during the first two years of life: a new approach

Lei, Doris Lucia Martini; Chaves, Sandra Pinheiro; Paes, Ângela Tavares; Escuder, Maria Mercedes Loureiro; Ribeiro, A. B.; Freire, Renata Damião; Lerner, Barbara Regina

doi:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600776

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“…Growth retardation due to food rejection may be associated with different factors according to Mitchell, Gorrell, and Greenberg (1980), with nutritional and emotional deprivation as the most important factors. In U.S. studies, 9.6% of infants present with this diagnosis, most of whom are found more often in low-income groups (Lei et al, 1999;Lindberg, Bohlin, & Hagekull, 1991;Tolia, 1995). Other studies comparing children from similar socioeconomic levels have shown that only some home aspects, such as maternal responsiveness, maternal approval of infant behaviors, and organization of physical environment, are associated with growth delay (evaluated by the HOME scale; Casey, Bradley, & Wortham, 1992).…”

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Eating behavior disorders in Chilean infants

Sánchez

Castillo-Durán

2004

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Eating behavior disorders in Chilean infants

Sánchez

Castillo-Durán

2004

Intl J Eating Disorders

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“…For the BMI model the additional variables with P ≤ 0.20 were maternal poverty index during pregnancy; father’s presence at home during pregnancy and follow-up; having a younger sibling during the study period. Although parity may be a predictor of growth (Prentice et al, 1987) and met the criteria, it was not included as a potential confounder in the full models because it was highly correlated with number of older siblings ( r = 0.95), which showed greater effects in the individual models and has been suggested as an important predictor of early growth (Lawson and Mace, 2008; Lei et al, 1999). …”

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Prenatal exposure to the major DDT metabolite 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene (DDE) and growth in boys from Mexico

Cupul-Uicab

Hernández-Ávila²,

Terrazas-Medina³

et al. 2010

Environmental Research

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Recent data suggest that prenatal exposure to p,p'-DDE may reduce height and increase body mass index (BMI) in childhood, thus potentially raising the risk of adult health problems. The association between prenatal DDE exposure and growth was evaluated in 788 boys from Chiapas, an area of Mexico where DDT was recently used. The median DDE levels in maternal serum at birth (2002)(2003) were 2.7 μg/g lipid. 2,633 measurements of height (cm) and weight (kg) were obtained in [2004][2005]. The median age of the children during follow-up was 18 months (quartiles 14 and 22 months). Height and body mass index (kg/m 2 ) were age-standardized and expressed as standard deviation scores (SDS). Multivariate random-effect models for longitudinal data were fitted and predicted height and BMI SDS were estimated from the adjusted models. Overall, associations between prenatal DDE level and height or BMI SDS at any given age were not observed. For example, the predicted values showed that children with the highest exposure (DDE: >9.00 μg/g) compared to those least exposed (DDE: < 3.01 μg/g) grew similarly and they had a BMI SDS similar to the referent group. The results do not support the prior findings of an association of DDE exposure with childhood height or BMI.

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“…Another factor which conferred a high risk was having a student mother, which may be explained by the resulting reduced family income and individual care and attention given to the child, as he/she has to be left with another carer during the day 31 . The congruence of these findings with previous reports 8,9,32 highlights their relevance to the development of stunting in developing countries.…”

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Prevalence and determinants of stunting and overweight in 3-year-old black South African children residing in the Central Region of Limpopo Province, South Africa

Mamabolo

Alberts²,

Steyn³

et al. 2005

Public Health Nutr.

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Objectives: To determine the prevalence of stunting, wasting and overweight and their determinants in 3-year-old children in the Central Region of Limpopo Province, South Africa. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Rural villages in the Central Region of the Limpopo Province, South Africa. Subjects: One hundred and sixty-two children who were followed from birth were included in the study. Anthropometric measurements and sociodemographic characteristics of the children were recorded. Results: Height-for-age Z-scores were low, with a high prevalence of stunting (48%). The children also exhibited a high prevalence of overweight (22%) and obesity (24%). Thirty-one (19%) children were both stunted and overweight. Gaining more weight within the first year of life increased the risk of being overweight at 3 years by 2.39 times (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.96-4.18) while having a greater length at 1 year was protective against stunting (odds ratio (OR) 0.41; 95% CI 0.17-0.97). Having a mother as a student increased the risk for stunting at 3 years by 18.21 times (95% CI 9.46 -34.74) while having a working mother increased the risk for overweight by 17.87 times (95% CI 8.24 -38.78). All these factors also appeared as risks or as being protective in children who were both overweight and stunted, as did living in a household having nine or more persons (OR 5.72;. Conclusion: The results of this study highlight the importance of evaluating anthropometric status in terms of both stunting and overweight. Furthermore, it is important to realise the importance of normal length and weight being attained at 1 year of age, since these in turn predict nutritional status at 3 years of age.

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Risk of linear growth retardation during the first two years of life: a new approach

Abstract: The family context exposes children to failure in growth in the first two years of life when there are already stunted children in the household.

Cited by 4 publications

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Eating behavior disorders in Chilean infants

Eating behavior disorders in Chilean infants

Prenatal exposure to the major DDT metabolite 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene (DDE) and growth in boys from Mexico

Prevalence and determinants of stunting and overweight in 3-year-old black South African children residing in the Central Region of Limpopo Province, South Africa

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