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3436276

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-3-25
pubmed:abstractText
The ratio of mid-arm circumference to occipital frontal circumference (MAC/OFC), an index of late gestation growth retardation, was determined in 175 healthy newborn term Chinese babies. The ratio of 0.31 (S.D., 0.02) was significantly higher than in recent data published for Asian, White and Black neonates: whether this is due to differences in measuring techniques or better intra-uterine nutrition remains to be seen. As an initial test of its potential usefulness this ratio was determined in 12 term Chinese babies who showed clinical signs of undernutrition. All but one had a ratio 2S.D. or more below the mean. The MAC/OFC ratio, with its ease of measurement, simplicity and cheapness, is a useful addition to existing methods for assessing late gestation nutritional status.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0378-3782
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
329-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
The ratio of mid-arm circumference to occipital frontal circumference in Chinese babies: a marker of late gestation growth retardation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Paediatrics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article