Relationships between anthropometric dimensions (stature, weight, arm and calf circumferences, and four subcutaneous skinfolds), and motor performances (dash, standing long jump, throw for distance and grip strength) were considered in 348 mild-to-moderately undernourished Senegalese children 5-13 years of age (168 boys and 180 girls). Weights and statures are, on average, below the National Ce...

Childhood malnutrition is currently diagnosed by comparing children’s anthropometric measurements to the median of international references (NCHS [1]) for their age and sex, and expressing the results in standard deviation scores (SDs) [2]. Moderate underweight is weight < 2 SDs, moderate stunting is height < 2 SDs, moderate wasting is weight-for-height < 2 SDs and severe is < 3 SDs. All these ...

Notes on calculation: The ICD-10 codes denoting suicide are X60X84, Y87.0, and U03. In the NVSS mortality data set, the ICD-10 codes have been grouped into 39 underlying causes of death, one of which is suicide and can be used to calculate this indicator. Because the suicide rate for people under 10 is very small and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) WISQARS system only provi...

sthma is a common malady, affecting persons of all ages. Much of ur understanding of the natural history of this condition has come from comlnunity-based studies,12 including the Harvard Six Cities Study, discussed elsewhere in this issue (see article by Speizer, this issue). However, information on prevalence of asthma, mortality due to asthma, and the impact of the disease in the US populatio...

Anemia is estimated to affect half the school-age children and adolescents in developing countries. The main causes are parasitic infections, malaria, and low iron intake. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of anemia, parasitic infections, and nutritional status of children attending public primary schools in Aracaju, Northeast Brazil. Of 360 students, 26.7% were anemic, and prevalence...

651 VOLUME 47__AUGUST 17, 2010 Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) among children below five years of age remains a major embarrassment, and impediment to optimal human capital development in India. The World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund proposed diagnostic criteria for severe acute malnutrition in children aged 6 to 60 months include any of the following: (i) weight...

This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of undernutrition among the Santal children of Puruliya district of West Bengal. 442 Santal children (216 boys and 226 girls) aged 5-12 years were taken from randomly selected schools of Balarampur and Baghmundi areas of Puruliya. Nutritional status was analyzed by Z-score values according to the height for age, weight for age and weight fo...

Growth reference charts are among the most sensitive and valuable tools for assessing the health and development of children. A questionnaire survey was answered by 16 of the 21 ministries of health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region countries (EMR) about their use of growth charts for children under 5 years. Most of the countries (13/16) used the NCHS/WHO charts and weight-for-age was the mos...

This study was undertaken to determine the overall prevalence of undernutrition using the composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF) among the Bauri caste rural preschool children of the Purulia District, West Bengal, India. A total of 347 children (185 boys and 162 girls) aged 2-6 years were measured. Stunting, underweight and wasting were used to evaluate the nutritional status of the s...