Anthropometric assessment of young children's nutritional status as an indicator of subsequent risk of dying
1983
Lerberghe, W. van
Weight, height, and arm circumference measurements were made on 105 children under age 5 (6-59 months) in a rural town in Zaire to assess whether it is possible to detect changes in nutrition status by observing a child's development, and whether poor nutritional status is associated with an increased risk of dying. The risk of dying was uniformly distributed among groups defined by various cut-off points in the distribution of anthropometric parameters. It was not possible to demonstrate differential mortality risks or to identify a threshold level below which risk would substantially increase. The results contrast with similar community-based studies from India and Bangladesh. (wz)
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