Weight, height, and midupper arm circumference are associated with haemoglobin levels in adolescent girls living in rural India: A cross‐sectional study
| Autor: | Andrew W. Fogarty, Anand S. Ahankari, Laila J. Tata |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0301 basic medicine
Rural Population medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Cross-sectional study India Nutritional Status 03 medical and health sciences Hemoglobins 0302 clinical medicine Linear regression Medicine Humans Body Weights and Measures 030212 general & internal medicine Centimeter anaemia 030109 nutrition & dietetics Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry Public health Body Weight Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Obstetrics and Gynecology Regression analysis Original Articles Circumference Maharashtra haemoglobin Confidence interval Body Height Cross-Sectional Studies Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Arm Population study Original Article Female business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Maternal & Child Nutrition |
| ISSN: | 1740-8709 1740-8695 |
| Popis: | We aimed to explore the association of physical parameters with haemoglobin (Hb) levels to test the hypothesis that impaired physical development is associated with anaemia. A cross‐sectional survey study recruited adolescent girls (13 to 17 years) living in rural areas of Maharashtra state of India. Data were collected on physical parameters include height, weight, and midupper arm circumference (MUAC). Hb levels were measured using Sahli's haemometer. Linear regression was conducted to test the hypothesis. Data were collected from 1,010 girls on physical parameter and Hb levels. The majority of the adolescent girls were diagnosed with anaemia (87%). The regression analysis adjusted for age gave a significant association of Hb levels with all three variables (MUAC, weight, and height). Hb increased by 0.11 g/dl with an each centimetre of increase in MUAC (95% confidence interval, CI, [0.08, 0.15], P < .001). Each kilogram of increase in the body weight showed an increase in Hb levels (0.02 g dl, 95% CI [0.01, 0.03], P = .001). With an each centimetre of increase in height, Hb increased by 0.01 g dl (95% CI [0.00, 0.02], P = .022). There was a consistent association between three measures of somatic growth and anaemia in the study population. It is likely that life‐course exposures from conception onwards contribute to this, and the public health implications are that preventing anaemia is a challenge that requires a multifaceted interventional approach. Understanding the importance of the timing of these life exposures will help design interventions that can achieve optimal results. |
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