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The growth and nutritional status of healthy Asian children aged 4–40 months living in Sheffield

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

M. B. Duggan  and
L. Harbottle
M. B. Duggan
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatrics and Centre for Human Nutrition, Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Shefield SS 7AU
L. Harbottle
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatrics and Centre for Human Nutrition, Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Shefield SS 7AU
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Abstract

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Detailed anthropometric measurements were made on 169 healthy children aged between 4 and 40 months during a comprehensive study of the diet and nutritional status of Asian children (of Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin) living in Sheffield. These measurements were used to describe the growth profile of these apparently healthy children and to compare this with both international and UK reference data. The distribution of values for most anthropometric measurements was close to the UK reference data although both boys and girls tended to be slight of build, and girls tended to have relatively smaller head circumferences. Nevertheless, it was concluded that their growth and nutritional status over this age range can be evaluated using standard (UK) growth charts

Keywords

Nutritional statusAnthropometryAsian children
Type
Human and Clinical Nutrition
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 76 , Issue 2 , August 1996 , pp. 183 - 197
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1996

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