Infant growth and body composition from birth to 24 months: are infants developing the same?
Shane A NorrisLukhanyo H NyatiAlexia J Murphy-AlfordM Nishani LucasIná da Silva Dos SantosCaroline S CostaRebecca KuriyanV Pujitha WickranasingheShabina AriffSisitha Udara JayasingheAnura V KurpadLeila Cheikh IsmailAndrew P Hillsnull nullPublished in: European journal of clinical nutrition (2024)
In a multi-country sample representing more ideal maternal conditions, body composition was heterogeneous even among infants who exhibited ideal length. Having a mean HAZ close to the median of the WHO standard for length reduced FFM between-country heterogeneity but not FM, suggesting that other factors may influence adiposity.