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10738152

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-7-17
pubmed:abstractText
The sample for this study consisted of 386 children from six to 59 months of age. The objective was to study the association between wasting and abdominal circumference. Thirteen anthropometric measurements were taken: weight, height or length, crown-rump length, 4 circumferences, 4 skin fold thicknesses, and 2 breadths. Muscle, fat, and total upper arm areas and leg length were calculated. Indices of body proportionality were obtained by dividing the anthropometric variables by height. Height-for-age, weight-for-age, and weight-for-height deficits were 25.9%, 14.4%, and 3.5%, respectively. The smallest and lightest children were those with the highest abdominal circumferences divided by height. According to this study, abdominal circumference for Brazilian children without height-for-age deficit is, on average, 1.2 cm larger than for US children. Using this as a basis, the study calculated that prevalence of weight-for-height deficit would increase from 3.5% to 7.0% by increasing 2 cm in the abdominal circumference. The low prevalence of wasting and the high prevalence of stunting as indicated by several Brazilian studies could be explained partially by larger mean abdominal circumference values.
pubmed:language
por
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0102-311X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
73-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
[Understanding the low prevalence of weight-for-height deficit in lower-income Brazilian children: correlations among anthropometric values].
pubmed:affiliation
Centro de Pesquisas Epidemiológicas, Departamento de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, C. P. 464, Pelotas, RS 96001-970, Brasil. clapost@ufpel.tche.br
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't