The growth and nutritional status of healthy Asian children aged 4-40 months living in Sheffield.

Detailed anthropometric measurements were made on 169 healthy children aged between 4 and 40 months during a comprehensive study of the diet and nutritional status of Asian children (of Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin) living in Sheffield. These measurements were used to describe the growth profile of these apparently healthy children and to compare this with both international and UK reference data. The distribution of values for most anthropometric measurements was close to the UK reference data although both boys and girls tended to be slight of build, and girls tended to have relatively smaller head circumferences. Nevertheless, it was concluded that their growth and nutritional status over this age range can be evaluated using standard (UK) growth charts.