Influences on catch-up growth using relative versus absolute metrics: evidence from the MAL-ED cohort study.
Stephanie A RichardBenjamin J J McCormickLaura E Murray-KolbPascal BessongSanjaya K ShresthaEstomih MdumaTahmeed AhmedGagandeep KangGwenyth O LeeJessica C SeidmanErling SvensenMargaret N KosekLaura E Caulfieldnull nullPublished in: BMC public health (2021)
The study children demonstrated improved growth from 24 to 60 months of age, but only a subset had positive changes in HAD and WAD. The same environmental factors were associated with growth from 24 to 60 months regardless of metric used (change in HAZ or HAD, or WAZ and WAD).
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