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Randomizedcomparisonof3typesofmicronutrientsupplementsforhomefortificationofcomplementaryfoodsinGhana:effectsongrowthandmotordevelopment
...sandcalculatedweight-for-age(WAZ),length-for-age(LAZ),andweight-for-length(WLZ)zscoresbyusingtheWHO2006ChildGrowthStandards(20).StatisticalanalysisWeperformeddataanalysisusingSASversion8.1(Cary,NC).Characteristicsofgroupsatbaselinewereevaluatedbyusingdescriptivestatistics,chi-squaretests,andanalysis...
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Zincduringandinconvalescencefromdiarrheahasnodemonstrableeffectonsubsequentmorbidityandanthropometricstatusamonginfants6moofage
...mentationgroupandnutritionalstatusatthestartoffollow-up[weight-for-lengthz(WLZ)score]wasassessed.Differencesbetweenthezincandplacebogroupsforallproportionsweredeterminedbyamultiplelogisticregressionanalysisafteradjustmentfordiarrheaepisodeslasting7d,exclusivebreastfeedingonenrollment,andtheWLZscorea...
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LongitudinalmeasuresofcirculatingleptinandghrelinconcentrationsareassociatedwiththegrowthofyoungPeruvianchildrenbutarenotaffectedbyzinc
...lusioncriteria:length-for-agezscore(LAZ)–0.5,weight-for-lengthzscore(WLZ)–3,hemoglobin8g/dL,nocongenitalorchronicconditionsaffectinggrowth,nouseofinfantformula(providing1mgZn/d,5times/wk),notwinenrolledinthestudy,andanintentiontoliveinthestudycommunityduringthenext7mo.Within2dofthescreen...
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Effectofzincsupplementationbetween1and6mooflifeongrowthandmorbidityofBangladeshiinfantsinurbanslums
...romthezincgroup,P0.05.Viewlargerversion(8K):FIGURE3..Meanweight-for-length(WLZ)zscoresbetween1and6moofageforinfantsinthezinc()andplacebo()groups.*Significantlydifferentfromthezincgroup,P0.05.Inmaleinfants,totalweightgainbetween4and24wkofage(3.21±0.68comparedwith2.99±0.62kginthezincandplace...