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https://doi.org/10.5671/ca.48.4.2
Growth Trends and Growth References: A Study on Children and Adolescents of a North Indian City
Monika Dwivedi
; Department of Anthropology, Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Government Girls P.G. College, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India
Sažetak
The present study aims to construct anthropometric references of height, weight and body mass index (BMI) for the girls aged 8-16 years residing in Prayagraj, a city, of north India. Further, we have compared the results of our study with available growth references including the Indian Paediatric Association (IPA), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A cross-sectional study was carried out on 460 girls aged 8-16 years in Prayagraj city. Anthropometric data was collected from school visits on healthy girls of the middle-income group. Box-Cox power exponential distribution was used to construct percentile reference charts and tables for girls through the GALMASS package in R software. Findings show lower median values for height, weight and BMI across all ages for girls of Prayagraj city as compared to WHO, CDC and IPA median values with few exceptions. It is observed that peak velocity emerges at the age between 8-10 years and 10-12 years for height and weight respectively. Anthropometric reference charts were prepared for the girls aged 8-16 years of Prayagraj for height, weight and BMI. These growth references will be valuable for policymakers and health practitioners.
Ključne riječi
Growth; Anthropometric reference; Height; Weight; BMI
Hrčak ID:
330144
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Datum izdavanja:
20.12.2024.
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