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Physical growth of Jamaican school children who were severely malnourished before 2 years of age

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Stephen A. Richardson
Stephen A. Richardson
Affiliation:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York
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Summary

A study is reported of physical growth of Jamaican schoolboys who had been admitted to hospital with severe malnutrition during infancy (index cases). Height, weight and head circumference of the index cases was compared with that of male siblings close in age (siblings), with unrelated classmates or neighbours matched for sex and age (comparisons) and with Jamaican or US growth standards. Index boys were significantly smaller in height and head circumference than comparisons and significantly smaller than sibs only in head circumference. Sibs were intermediate in stature to the index and comparison boys. When the boys were divided into three age groups there was evidence of complete catch-up in height and weight after 7 years of age, but catch-up was incomplete for head circumference in the oldest group. No significant differences in stature at follow-up of the index boys were found in relation to age when admitted to hospital.

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Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 7 , Issue 4 , October 1975 , pp. 445 - 462
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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