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Age patterns in overweight and wasting prevalence of under 5-year-old children from low- and middle-income countries.

Luiza Isnardi Cardoso RicardoGiovanna Gatica-DominguezInácio Crochemore Mohnsam da SilvaPaulo A R NevesJuliana Dos Santos VazAluisio J D BarrosCesar Gomes Victora
Published in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2021)
The higher values of WHZ standard deviations in infants suggest that declining prevalence in overweight and wasting by age may be possibly due to measurement error or rapid crossing of growth channels by infants.
Keyphrases
  • risk factors
  • weight loss
  • physical activity
  • weight gain
  • body mass index