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WHO child growth standards in context: The Baby-bod Project - observational study in Tasmania
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Jayasinghe, S and Herath, MP and Beckett, JM and Ahuja, KDK and Byrne, NM and Hills, AP, WHO child growth standards in context: The Baby-bod Project - observational study in Tasmania, BMJ Paediatrics Open, 5, (1) pp. 1-7. ISSN 2399-9772 (2021) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001123
Abstract
Objective: This research evaluated (1) differences in body size and composition of Tasmanian infants at birth and 3 and 6 months postpartum compared with WHO child growth standards and (2) body composition changes in Tasmanian infants at the extremes of the weight-for-length (WFL) spectrum.
Design: Observational study.
Setting: A hospital in Northern Tasmania, Australia.
Patients: 315 healthy infants (~90% Caucasian) born between 2017 and 2019 in Tasmania.
Interventions: Body composition and anthropometric measures at 0, 3 and 6 months.
Main outcome measures: Growth characteristics at birth and growth trajectories from 0 to 6 months were compared against WHO child growth standards for 0-2 years.
Results: Overall, growth of Tasmanian infants in the first 6 months of life was similar to the global prescriptive standards. Trajectories of fat mass (FM) and fat-free mass (FFM) accrual in infants from the extremes of the size spectrum appear to converge at the 6-month time point. Infants in the lower extremity demonstrated the most precipitous accrual in percentage FM (and the steepest decline in percentage FFM), compared with all other infants.
Conclusion: No significant deviations of growth were observed in Tasmanian infants from 0 to 6 months in comparison to the WHO prescriptive growth standards. Infants below the third percentile WFL showed the most precipitous increase in FM accretion. Periodic comparisons local infants with global standards will enable identification of significant deviations from optimal growth patterns.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | growth standards, body composition, infant growth |
Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
Research Group: | Paediatrics |
Research Field: | Infant and child health |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Specific population health (excl. Indigenous health) |
Objective Field: | Neonatal and child health |
UTAS Author: | Jayasinghe, S (Dr Sisitha Jayasinghe) |
UTAS Author: | Herath, MP (Miss Manoja Herath) |
UTAS Author: | Beckett, JM (Dr Jeff Beckett) |
UTAS Author: | Ahuja, KDK (Dr Kiran Ahuja) |
UTAS Author: | Byrne, NM (Professor Nuala Byrne) |
UTAS Author: | Hills, AP (Professor Andrew Hills) |
ID Code: | 145090 |
Year Published: | 2021 |
Deposited By: | Health Sciences |
Deposited On: | 2021-06-30 |
Last Modified: | 2022-08-25 |
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