Birth anthropometry predicts neonatal and infant mortality in rural Bangladesh: a focus on circumferential measurements.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low birth weight predicts risk of infant death. However, several birth measurements may be equally predictive, for which cutoffs and associated risks are less explored.

Objectives

We assessed and optimized population cutoffs of birth length, weight, and midupper arm circumference (MUAC), head circumference (HC), and chest circumference (CC) for predicting neonatal (≤28 d) and infant (≤365 d) mortality in northwest Bangladesh.

Methods

Among 28,026 singletons born in an antenatal micronutrient supplement trial, 21,174 received anthropometry ≤72 h after birth, among whom 583 died in infancy. Optimization for predicting mortality for each measurement was guided by the Youden Index (sensitivity + specificity - 1). Relative risk ratios (RRRs) and positive predict

SUBMITTER: Kang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9071409 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature