Comparative Models of Biological and Social Pathways to Predict Child Growth through Age 2 Years from Birth Cohorts in Brazil, India, the Philippines, and South Africa
| Autor: | Linda M, Richter, F Mark, Orkin, Gabriela D, Roman, Darren L, Dahly, Bernardo L, Horta, Santosh K, Bhargava, Shane A, Norris, Aryeh D, Stein |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Philippines India Mothers growth failure Environment Models Biological structural equation modeling environmental Cohort Studies longitudinal model South Africa Residence Characteristics Prevalence Birth Weight Humans Sanitation Developing Countries Growth Disorders Family Characteristics Infant birth cohort social Body Height Community and International Nutrition Social Class Latent Class Analysis Child Preschool Female Brazil biological |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Nutrition |
| ISSN: | 1541-6100 |
| Popis: | Background Early growth faltering accounts for one-third of child deaths, and adversely impacts the health and human capital of surviving children. Social as well as biological factors contribute to growth faltering, but their relative strength and interrelations in different contexts have not been fully described. Objective The aim of this study was to use structural equation modelling to explore social and biological multidetermination of child height at age 2 y in longitudinal data from 4 birth cohort studies in low- and middle-income countries. Methods We analyzed data from 13,824 participants in birth cohort studies in Brazil, India, the Philippines, and South Africa. We used exploratory structural equation models, with height-for-age at 24 mo as the outcome to derive factors, and path analysis to estimate relations among a wide set of social and biological variables common to the 4 sites. Results The prevalence of stunting at 24 mo ranged from 14.0% in Brazil to 67.7% in the Philippines. Maternal height and birthweight were strongly predictive of height-for-age at 24 mo in all 4 sites (all P values |
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