Ethnoracial disparities in childhood growth trajectories in Brazil: a longitudinal nationwide study of four million children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The literature contains scarce data on inequalities in growth trajectories among children born to mothers of diverse ethnoracial background in the first 5 years of life.

Objective

We aimed to investigate child growth according to maternal ethnoracial group using a nationwide Brazilian database.

Methods

A population-based retrospective cohort study employed linked data from the CIDACS Birth Cohort and the Brazilian Food and Nutrition Surveillance System (SISVAN). Children born at term, aged 5 years or younger who presented two or more measurements of length/height (cm) and weight (kg) were followed up between 2008 and 2017. Prevalence of stunting, underweight, wasting, and thinness were estimated. Nonlinear mixed effect models were used to estimate childhood

SUBMITTER: Benes Matos da Silva H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10858530 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature