Changes in height standard deviation scores during early life are affected by nutrition.
Toshiaki TanakaNoriko KatoSusumu YokoyaAtsushi OnoTsuyoshi IsojimaHiroshi YokomichiZentaro YamagataSoichiro TanakaHiroko MatsubaraMami IshikuroMasahiro KikuyaShoichi ChidaMitsuaki HosoyaShinichi KuriyamaShigeo KurePublished in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2021)
The significant positive correlation between height SDS and BMI SDS suggests an effect of children's nutrition status in utero. The height SDS change started immediately after birth and the change was largest from birth to 3 months. A positive correlation between changes in height SDS and weight suggest that growth during early childhood depends on nutritional status.