Steady Growth in Early Infancy Is Associated with Greater Anthropometry in Indian Children Born Low Birth Weight at Term.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patterns of early growth are associated with later body composition and risk of adult noncommunicable disease but information from low-income countries is limited.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to investigate early growth trajectories and later anthropometric and bone density outcomes among children born term low birth weight (LBW: 1.8-2.5 kg).

Methods

We used data from 902 children from the Delhi Infant Vitamin D Supplementation study of LBW term infants (which collected monthly anthropometry from birth to 6 mo) and who had height, weight, midupper arm circumference (MUAC), midupper arm muscle circumference (MUAMC), subscapular and triceps skinfold thicknesses, tibia and radius bone density measured at age 4-6 y. We investigated how growth in the fi

SUBMITTER: Filteau S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6736435 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature