Child linear growth trajectories during the first three years of life in relation to infant iron status: a prospective cohort study in rural Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early childhood growth patterns have long-term consequences for health and disease. Little is known about the interplay between growth and iron status during childhood. We explored the interplay between linear growth and iron status during early childhood, by assessing child growth trajectories between 6 and 36 months (m) of age in relation to infant iron status at 6 months of age.

Methods

A cohort study of infants born to women who had previously participated in a cluster randomized controlled trial of antenatal micronutrient supplementation, conducted in rural Vietnam. The relationship between child linear growth trajectories and infant iron status (ferritin concentration) was examined using latent growth curve modeling. Primary outcomes were height for age z sc

SUBMITTER: Hanieh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8845254 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature