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Growth retardation among children in southern Iran: a 7-year population based cohort study

(2020) Growth retardation among children in southern Iran: a 7-year population based cohort study. BMC Public Health. p. 9.

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Abstract

BackgroundGrowth retardation is a common health problem, which requires early prevention and detection. This study was conducted to define the approximate age at which stunting starts among the Iranian boys and girls.MethodThe second phase of a population-based retrospective cohort nested case-control study on 400 children who were followed from birth to 7years of age. This study was performed to define the pattern of growth among stunted and normal children and to reveal the age at which stunting starts in each gender.ResultsOf the selected participants, 53 were girls. Also, about 18 of the children registered by the selected health centers were defined as stunted (under the 3rd percentile of the corresponding sex-age NCHS/WHO growth reference). For boys, the height was relatively similar between the two groups until the age of 6months at which the difference in height between normal and stunted children starts to become significantly large (difference=0.70cm, P=0.04). For girls, height in the two groups is relatively similar until the age of 9months at which the difference starts to become significantly large (difference=0.97cm, P=0.01). No significant difference in the weight of the girls was observed between the normal and stunted groups during the study period (difference=283.21g, P>0.05). However, boys from the stunted group were lighter since almost the same time that they started to become significantly shorter (difference=1265.19g, P=0.001).ConclusionsSoon after birth (at about the 6months of age), the growth pattern of some (stunted) children starts to stumble and divert from normal. The sixth month of age is the age at which mothers start weaning with withdrawing breast milk and start supplementary foods and adult diet. A specially designed study is needed to understand the actual reason for observing such a phenomenon among Iranian children.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: Growth retardation Children Height Breastfeeding linear growth head growth determinants childhood behavior failure infancy fetal life Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Page Range: p. 9
Journal or Publication Title: BMC Public Health
Journal Index: WoS
Volume: 20
Number: 1
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09511-w
Depositing User: Mr mahdi sharifi
URI: http://eprints.ssu.ac.ir/id/eprint/30115

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