Relationship between birth weight and subsequent weight gain
1985
Garn, Stanley M.
Extract: As shown in 8709 Black term neonates followed through 7 years of age, there is a direct, positive relationship between birth weight and long-term weight gain. Over a 7-year period, high-weight term Black boys and girls gain 2.6 kg more than their low-weight peers, an excess of 15%. In contrast, there is an inverse relationship between birth weight and subsequent gain in length in these term Black neonates. The long-term differential in weight gain, which is primarily attained after the first year, has major implications for the understanding of growth and for nutritional assessment of infants and children. (author)
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