Factors associated with head circumference and indices of cognitive development in early childhood.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While head circumference (HC) has been related to intracranial volume and brain size, its association with cognitive function remains unclear. We sought to understand the relationship among various biological and socioeconomic risk factors, HC and cognitive development.

Methods

We analysed data across resource-poor settings in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Peru, South Africa and Tanzania from the Etiology, Risk Factors and Interactions of Enteric Infections and Malnutrition and the Consequences for Child Health and Development longitudinal birth cohort study. Participating children were enrolled and followed up between 2009 and 2014. A final sample of 1210 children aged 0-24 months were included in the analyses. The main outcomes were HC for age Z-score and cognitive,

SUBMITTER: Nicolaou L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7594357 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature