The relationship of birthweight with anthropometric indicators in preschool children
Birthweight is a significant indicator of childhood survival, representing a risk of death and health complications. Low birthweight newborns (LBW) often have a lower developmental pattern than those born at term and their low birthweight is a significant risk factor for growth impairment during sch...
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| author | Elida Mara Braga Rocha Cicero Jonas Rodrigues Benjamim Larissa Raylane Lucas Monteiro Aline Muniz Cruz Patricia de Souza Silva Amanda de Andrade Marques Sophia Cornbluth Szarfarc |
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| description | Birthweight is a significant indicator of childhood survival, representing a risk of death and health complications. Low birthweight newborns (LBW) often have a lower developmental pattern than those born at term and their low birthweight is a significant risk factor for growth impairment during school age. The aim of this study was to associate birthweight with anthropometric indicators in preschool children. This is a cross-sectional study with preschool children enrolled in public day care centers in Taubaté, São Paulo, 2014. The sample size was calculated based on the assumption that nutritional differences between children in the vulnerable and affluent regions were equivalent to 1/3 of the standard deviation of the healthy population’s mean. Adopting a=5% and ß=20%, considering a 20% increase for eventual losses, the final sample was estimated at 350 children. The sampling was probabilistic, with successive draws of the day care centers of the two regions until completing the total sample. 374 children aged 24 to 48 months participated in the study. Children born with LBW had lower weight median z-scores than children born with normal weight, and this difference was statistically significant (p<0.05) for the following indicators: Weight/Height -0.14 (-1.50;+2.12) vs. 0.47 (-2.22;+3.01); Weight/Age: 0.06 (-2.01;+1.80) vs. 0.37 (-2.19;+2.87) and BMI/Age -0.10 (-1.51;+2.11) vs. 0.47 (-2.44;+3.05). Children with LBW had lower median z-scores for weight growth than those born with normal weight, and no difference was found for height/age between groups. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-71f749014b5a46048b9631fc467dcebb2024-09-05T19:37:48ZengCentro Universitário São CamiloO Mundo da Saúde0104-78091980-39902019-09-01430370171231The relationship of birthweight with anthropometric indicators in preschool childrenElida Mara Braga Rocha0Cicero Jonas Rodrigues Benjamim1Larissa Raylane Lucas Monteiro2Aline Muniz Cruz3Patricia de Souza Silva4Amanda de Andrade Marques5Sophia Cornbluth Szarfarc6 Núcleo de Estudos em Nutrição – NENUTRI, Faculdade de Juazeiro do Norte - FJN, Juazeiro do Norte, CE, Brasil.Grupo de Pesquisa em Desenvolvimento, Nutrição, Fitoterapia e Higiene. Universidade de Pernambuco - UPE, Petrolina, PE, Brasil. Faculdade de Juazeiro do Norte - FJN, Juazeiro do Norte, CE, Brasil.Núcleo de Estudos em Nutrição – NENUTRI, Faculdade de Juazeiro do Norte - FJN, Juazeiro do Norte, CE, Brasil.Faculdade de Juazeiro do Norte - FJN, Juazeiro do Norte, CE, Brasil. Núcleo de Estudos em Nutrição – NENUTRI, Faculdade de Juazeiro do Norte - FJN, Juazeiro do Norte, CE, Brasil.Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Saúde Pública - FSP/USP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.Birthweight is a significant indicator of childhood survival, representing a risk of death and health complications. Low birthweight newborns (LBW) often have a lower developmental pattern than those born at term and their low birthweight is a significant risk factor for growth impairment during school age. The aim of this study was to associate birthweight with anthropometric indicators in preschool children. This is a cross-sectional study with preschool children enrolled in public day care centers in Taubaté, São Paulo, 2014. The sample size was calculated based on the assumption that nutritional differences between children in the vulnerable and affluent regions were equivalent to 1/3 of the standard deviation of the healthy population’s mean. Adopting a=5% and ß=20%, considering a 20% increase for eventual losses, the final sample was estimated at 350 children. The sampling was probabilistic, with successive draws of the day care centers of the two regions until completing the total sample. 374 children aged 24 to 48 months participated in the study. Children born with LBW had lower weight median z-scores than children born with normal weight, and this difference was statistically significant (p<0.05) for the following indicators: Weight/Height -0.14 (-1.50;+2.12) vs. 0.47 (-2.22;+3.01); Weight/Age: 0.06 (-2.01;+1.80) vs. 0.37 (-2.19;+2.87) and BMI/Age -0.10 (-1.51;+2.11) vs. 0.47 (-2.44;+3.05). Children with LBW had lower median z-scores for weight growth than those born with normal weight, and no difference was found for height/age between groups.https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/50birthweight. low birthweight newborn. anthropometry. growth. child development. |
| spellingShingle | Elida Mara Braga Rocha Cicero Jonas Rodrigues Benjamim Larissa Raylane Lucas Monteiro Aline Muniz Cruz Patricia de Souza Silva Amanda de Andrade Marques Sophia Cornbluth Szarfarc The relationship of birthweight with anthropometric indicators in preschool children O Mundo da Saúde birthweight. low birthweight newborn. anthropometry. growth. child development. |
| title | The relationship of birthweight with anthropometric indicators in preschool children |
| title_full | The relationship of birthweight with anthropometric indicators in preschool children |
| title_fullStr | The relationship of birthweight with anthropometric indicators in preschool children |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship of birthweight with anthropometric indicators in preschool children |
| title_short | The relationship of birthweight with anthropometric indicators in preschool children |
| title_sort | relationship of birthweight with anthropometric indicators in preschool children |
| topic | birthweight. low birthweight newborn. anthropometry. growth. child development. |
| url | https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/50 |
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