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LongitudinalmeasuresofcirculatingleptinandghrelinconcentrationsareassociatedwiththegrowthofyoungPeruvianchildrenbutarenotaffectedbyzinc
...eresultsarepresentedforthe3timepointsinTable2.Themeanweight-for-agezscores(WAZ)andLAZdecreasedateachfollow-uptime(P0.0001).WLZdecreasedat3mo(P0.0001),butdidnotchangefurtherfrom3to6mo.Thechildrengainedanaverageof1.3kgoverthe6mo.ThemajorityoftheweightgainconsistedofFFM(94±94%;median=74%),andperce...
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Zincduringandinconvalescencefromdiarrheahasnodemonstrableeffectonsubsequentmorbidityandanthropometricstatusamonginfants6moofage
...handcomparestotheWHObreastfedreferencepopulation(24).Themeanweight-for-age(WAZ),LAZ,andWLZscoreswerecalculatedatthestartoffollow-upandafter8wkoffollow-upandcomparedbygroupandsite.BaselinezscoreswerecomparedbytheStudent‘sttestanalysis.Themeanchangeinzscores(WAZ,LAZ,andWLZ)fromthestartoffollow-upunt...
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Randomizedcomparisonof3typesofmicronutrientsupplementsforhomefortificationofcomplementaryfoodsinGhana:effectsongrowthandmotordevelopment
...ntrolforinitialsize,theNBgrouphadasignificantlygreaterweight-for-agezscore(WAZ)(–0.49±0.54)andlength-for-agezscore(LAZ)(–0.20±0.54)thandidtheNTgroup(WAZ:–0.67±0.54;LAZ:–0.39±0.54)andtheNTandSPgroupscombined(WAZ:–0.65±0.54;LAZ:–0.38±0....
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北京西安幼儿园儿童膳食及营养状况比较
...分为上等。营养不良及营养过剩的判定标准为：低体重，WAZ＜-2；生长迟缓，HAZ＜-2；消瘦，WHZ＜-2；超重，WAZ＞2；肥胖，WHZ＞2。 1.2.3数据处理与分析对收集到的膳食调查、身高、体重等资料进行分类整理，核查其有效性后...
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我国西部46个贫困县3岁以下儿童鸡蛋添加与营养状况关系浅析
...e，HAZ）＜-2。低体重：年龄别体重Z值（Z-scoreforweightforage,WAZ）＜-2。消瘦：身高别体重Z值（Z-scoreforweightforheight,WHZ）＜-2。 2结果 2.1基本情况本次所调查3岁以下儿童各月龄段人数比例均在2.8%以上。男女性别比为136∶100，...
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MalariaandnutritionalstatusinchildrenlivingonthecoastofKenya
...lengthboard(AHRTAGdesignasmodifiedbyNicollandUlijaszec)(18).Weight-for-age(WAZ),height-for-age(HAZ),andweight-for-height(WHZ)zscoreswerecalculatedwithreferencetoNationalCenterforHealthStatisticsstandardswiththeuseofEPIINFO(version6;CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,Atlanta).Underweightandwasting...
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AnthelmintictreatmentofruralBangladeshichildren:effectonhostphysiology,growth,andbiochemicalstatus
...erceandWarriner,Chester,UnitedKingdom).DataanalysiszScoresofweight-for-age(WAZ),height-for-age(HAZ),andweight-for-height(WHZ)werecalculatedbyusingthegrowthreferencesoftheWHOandtheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(ANTHRO,CDC,Atlanta).StatisticalanalysiswasperformedbyusingSPSS-PC(version8.0,SPSSUK...
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Energybalanceandtheaccuracyofreportedenergyintakeinpreadolescentchildrenwithcysticfibrosis
...onalCenterforHealthStatisticsreferencestandardsandzscoresforweight-for-age(WAZ),adjustedheight-for-age(AHAZ),andbodymassindex(BMIZ)werecomputed(12).Upperarmcircumferencewasmeasuredwithaflexibleplasticmeasuringtape(RossLaboratories,Columbus,OH),andaskinfoldcaliper(Holtain,Crymych,UnitedKingdom)wasuse...
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ConcurrentmicronutrientdeficienciesinlactatingmothersandtheirinfantsinIndonesia
...thropometristusingstandardmethods;zscoresforweightandheight[weight-for-age(WAZ),height-for-age(HAZ),andweight-for-height(WHZ)]werecalculatedbyusingEPI-INFO(version6.02;CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,Atlanta)withtheuseofWorldHealthOrganizationrecommendedgrowthcurves(17).Afasting3-mLvenousblood...
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RelationofserumretinoltoacutephaseproteinsandmalarialmorbidityinPapuaNewGuineachildren
...odeterminethedistributionofthevariablesandtheirassociations.Weight-for-age(WAZ)andweight-for-height(WHZ)zscoreswerecalculatedwiththesoftwareANTHRO[softwareversion1.01;CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC),Atlanta,andtheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO),Geneva].Childrenwereclassifiedaswastediftheyhad...
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Prospectiveevaluationofgrowth,nutritionalstatus,andbodycompositioninchildrenwithcysticfibrosis
...naverageheavier(26.4comparedwith22.5kg;P=0.03)andhadahigherweight-for-agez(WAZ)scoreatbaseline(0.19comparedwith–0.60;P=0.02)thandidthelattergroup.Becausethesedifferencescouldintroduceabiasinthelongitudinalanalysis,analternatemodelwasconstructedthatdidnotincludetheTOBECmeasurementsofthechildrenw...
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黔南地区学龄前儿童生长发育及其影响因素分析
...(1)年龄别体重，测量值低于参考体重中位数减2个标准差(WAZ<-2)为低体重；(2)年龄别身高，测量值低于参考身高中位数减2个标准差(HAZ-2为生长迟缓；(3)身高别体重，测量值低于参考体重中位数减2个标准差(WHZ120%为肥胖。 1.3统...
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学龄前儿童生长发育与饮食因素的相关分析
...儿童测量值-中位数）/该年龄标准差，分年龄别体重Z分（WAZ）、年龄别身高Z分（HAZ）、身高别体重Z分（WHZ）。以1995年我国九市7岁以下儿童体格发育水平为对照［2］，按Z评分3项指标对营养不良进行分型，体重低下、生长迟缓...
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Effectofsupplementalzinconthegrowthandserumzincconcentrationsofprepubertalchildren:ameta-analysisofrandomizedcontrolledtrials
...,bythesubjects‘meaninitialheight-for-agezscore(HAZ),weight-for-agezscore(WAZ),age,andserumzincconcentration.Thenforeachsubgroupofstudieswasasfollows:19,12,23,6,11,11,12,14,and9,respectively.Viewlargerversion(11K):FIGURE4..Relationbetweenmeaninitialheight-for-agezscoreandeffectsize(inSDunits)forthe...
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SeverelineargrowthretardationinruralZambianchildren:theinfluenceofbiologicalvariables
....Forallchildren,zscoreswerecalculatedforheight-for-age(HAZ),weight-for-age(WAZ),andweight-for-height(WHZ)byusingtheNCHSreference(2).BiochemicalandmicrobiologicalvariablesBloodsamplingwasdoneinaroomfreefromdirectlighttominimizedegradationofretinol.Venousbloodsampleswerecollectedinaluminumfoil–co...
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ElevatedvitaminAintakeandserumretinolinpreadolescentchildrenwithcysticfibrosis1,2,
...cts,bodymassindex(BMI)wascalculated(kg/m2),andzscoresforheight(HAZ),weight(WAZ),andBMI(BMIZ)werecomputedbyusingthe2000NationalCenterforHealthStatisticsreferencedata(20).FEV1wasmeasuredintheCFsubjectsbyusingstandardspirometry(21,22)afteradministrationofinhaledalbuterolandchestphysiotherapy,comparedwi...
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Randomizedcontrolledsafetyandefficacytrialof2vitaminAsupplementationschedulesinTanzanianinfants
...nd9mobycomparingtheproportionofinfantsineachgroupwithaweight-for-agezscore(WAZ)–2,height-for-agezscore(HAZ)–2,andweight-for-heightzscore(WHZ)–2.QualitycontrolStandardizedquality-controlprocedureswereusedtoensureconsistencyindatacollectionandassessmentofadverseevents.Previouslycodedfor...
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Oligofructose-supplementedinfantcereal:2randomized,blinded,community-basedtrialsinPeruvianinfants
...uartileforcerealintakeandsubjectsinthelowestquartileofweight-for-agezscore(WAZ)onenrollment.If7delapsedbetweenhomeinterviews,datawererecordedonlyforthepreviousweekandtheremainingdatawerecodedasmissing.Toenableustoconductanintent-to-treatanalysis,weusedaplannedapproachtomissinginformationondiarrhea.I...
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DietaryfatsandcholesterolinItalianinfantsandchildren
...quesatbirthandat1,2,3,4,6,9,and12moofage.Thezscoresofanthropometricindexes(WAZ,weight-for-age;LAZ,length-for-age;andWLZ,weight-for-length)werecalculatedbyusingtheANTHROpediatricanthropometrysoftwareprogram(version1.01,1990;CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,Atlanta).Thezscoresrepresentthedistance...
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InterpretationofvitaminAstatusinapparentlyhealthyPakistanichildrenbyusingmarkersofsubclinicalinfection
...identifiedashavingelevatedconcentrations.Themedianzscoresforweight-for-age(WAZ),height-for-age(HAZ),andweight-for-height(WHZ)ofthechildrenwere-1.68,-1.57,and-0.89,respectively.Theboyshadsignificantlylower(poorer)zscoresthandidthegirls(Table1).Viewthistable:TABLE1.Biochemicalandanthropometricmeasurem...
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Acommunity-basedrandomizedcontrolledtrialofironandzincsupplementationinIndonesianinfants:effectsongrowthanddevelopment
...for-agezscore(HAZ)–2SD]was3.5%,thatofunderweight[weight-for-agezscore(WAZ)–2SD]was4%,andthatofwasting[weight-for-heightzscore(WHZ)–2SD]was4.5%.Anemia(hemoglobin110g/L)wasobservedin41%,irondeficiencyanemia(IDA:hemoglobin110g/Landserumferritin12µg/L)in8%,andlowserumzinc(10.7µm...
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Effectofzincsupplementationbetween1and6mooflifeongrowthandmorbidityofBangladeshiinfantsinurbanslums
...ndplacebo()groups.Viewlargerversion(8K):FIGURE2..Meanweight-for-agezscores(WAZ)between1and6moofageforinfantsinthezinc()andplacebo()groups.*Significantlydifferentfromthezincgroup,P0.05.Viewlargerversion(8K):FIGURE3..Meanweight-for-length(WLZ)zscoresbetween1and6moofageforinfantsinthezinc()andplacebo()...
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ß-Carotene–richorange-fleshedsweetpotatoimprovesthevitaminAstatusofprimaryschoolchildrenassessedwiththemodified-relative-dose-respon
...0-y-oldGrades1–3primaryschoolchildrenfromanarea40kmnorthwestofDurban,KwaZulu-NatalProvince,and26kmfromanareawithaknownhighprevalenceofvitaminAdeficiency(10)andalowdietaryvitaminAintake(11).Mostoftheresidentsinthestudyareawereoflowsocioeconomicstatus.Childrenreceivedacookedmeal4d/wk,excludingMon...
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Spreadfortifiedwithvitaminsandmineralsinducescatch-upgrowthanderadicatessevereanemiainstuntedrefugeechildrenaged3–6y
...unting,underweight,andwastingaredefinedasHAZ–2.0,weight-for-agezscore(WAZ)–2.0,andweight-for-heightzscore(WHZ)–2.0,respectively,ascomparedwiththeWHO/NCHSreferencestandards.KHLwasmeasuredtothenearest0.1mmwithuseofanelectronicportableinfantknemometer(ForceInstitute,Copenhagen).Therightl...