TY - JOUR
T1 - Height-for-age z scores increase despite increasing height deficits among children in 5 developing countries
AU - Lundeen, Elizabeth A.
AU - Stein, Aryeh D.
AU - Adair, Linda S.
AU - Behrman, Jere R.
AU - Bhargava, Santosh K.
AU - Dearden, Kirk A.
AU - Gigante, Denise
AU - Norris, Shane A.
AU - Richter, Linda M.
AU - Fall, Caroline H D
AU - Martorell, Reynaldo
AU - Sachdev, Harshpal Singh
AU - Victora, Cesar G.
PY - 2014/9/1
Y1 - 2014/9/1
N2 - Background: Growth failure remains a persistent challenge in many countries, and understanding child growth patterns is critical to the development of appropriate interventions and their evaluation. The interpretation of changes in mean height-for-age z scores (HAZs) over time to define catch-up growth has been a subject of debate. Most studies of child growth have been cross-sectional or have focused on children through age 5 y. Objective: The aim was to characterize patterns of linear growth among individuals followed from birth into adulthood. Design: We compared HAZs and difference in height (cm) from the WHO reference median at birth, 12 mo, 24 mo, mid-childhood, and adulthood for 5287 individuals from birth cohorts in Brazil, Guatemala, India, the Philippines, and South Africa. Results: Mean HAZs were
AB - Background: Growth failure remains a persistent challenge in many countries, and understanding child growth patterns is critical to the development of appropriate interventions and their evaluation. The interpretation of changes in mean height-for-age z scores (HAZs) over time to define catch-up growth has been a subject of debate. Most studies of child growth have been cross-sectional or have focused on children through age 5 y. Objective: The aim was to characterize patterns of linear growth among individuals followed from birth into adulthood. Design: We compared HAZs and difference in height (cm) from the WHO reference median at birth, 12 mo, 24 mo, mid-childhood, and adulthood for 5287 individuals from birth cohorts in Brazil, Guatemala, India, the Philippines, and South Africa. Results: Mean HAZs were
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U2 - 10.3945/ajcn.114.084368
DO - 10.3945/ajcn.114.084368
M3 - Article
C2 - 25008854
AN - SCOPUS:84907334454
SN - 0002-9165
VL - 100
SP - 821
EP - 825
JO - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
JF - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
IS - 3
ER -