Growth of Indonesian Infants Compared With World Health Organization Growth Standards.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The ability of the World Health Organization (WHO) growth standards to represent the growth of South East Asian infants has been questioned. The aim of this study was to provide contemporary data on the growth of Indonesian breast-fed and formula-fed infants, compared with the WHO growth standards.

Methods

A prospective cohort study of 160 normal healthy infants was undertaken in a suburban area of South Jakarta, Indonesia. Infants from 2 to 6 weeks of age were recruited, and they consumed exclusively either breast milk or infant formula for at least 6 months, with follow-up until 12 months of age.

Results

Overall, the infants in the present study were lighter (weight-for-age), were shorter (length-for-age), and had smaller head circumferences (head circumf

SUBMITTER: Dwipoerwantoro PG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4523192 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature