Assessment of nutritional status in the Amazigh children of Amizmiz (Azgour Valley, High Atlas and Morocco)

Buffa, Roberto; Baali, Abdellatif; Lahmam, A.; Amor, Hakima; Zouini, Mariam; Floris, Giovanni; Racugno, Walter; Domínguez-Bello, María Gloria; Marini, Elisabetta

doi:10.1093/tropej/fmp032

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“…This is due in part to geography and also disparities in infrastructure and development in the country. Not surprisingly, malnutrition is common across all age groups of the Berber population (Buffa et al, ). (Najeh, Rguibi, Kandil, & Belahsen, ).…”

Section: Transition In Berber Populations: Social Change In Morocco Amentioning

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Food security and women's roles in Moroccan Berber (Amazigh) society today

Belahsen

Naciri

Ibrahimi

2017

Maternal & Child Nutrition

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Section: Transition In Berber Populations: Social Change In Morocco Amentioning

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“…Children of the High Atlas Berber population suffer the highest rates of malnutrition, with 36.6% stunted, 8.5% wasted, and a high rate of dehydration (42.3%). (Buffa et al, ). Malnutrition is also prevalent in adolescents with both under and overnutrition problems.…”

Section: Transition In Berber Populations: Social Change In Morocco Amentioning

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Food security and women's roles in Moroccan Berber (Amazigh) society today

Belahsen

Naciri

Ibrahimi

2017

Maternal & Child Nutrition

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“…The BIVA method has been used in many studies, and was proofed to be valid in estimating the hydration status in healthy and diseased subjects [ 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 ]. Recently, Buffa et al [ 18 ] reviewed 30 steady studies that utilized the BIVA method as a valid approach in assessing body composition in healthy subjects and patients.…”

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Bioimpedance Vector Analysis in Diagnosing Severe and Non-Severe Dengue Patients

Khalil

Mohktar

Ibrahim

2016

Sensors

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Real-time monitoring and precise diagnosis of the severity of Dengue infection is needed for better decisions in disease management. The aim of this study is to use the Bioimpedance Vector Analysis (BIVA) method to differentiate between healthy subjects and severe and non-severe Dengue-infected patients. Bioimpedance was measured using a 50 KHz single-frequency bioimpedance analyzer. Data from 299 healthy subjects (124 males and 175 females) and 205 serologically confirmed Dengue patients (123 males and 82 females) were analyzed in this study. The obtained results show that the BIVA method was able to assess and classify the body fluid and cell mass condition between the healthy subjects and the Dengue-infected patients. The bioimpedance mean vectors (95% confidence ellipse) for healthy subjects, severe and non-severe Dengue-infected patients were illustrated. The vector is significantly shortened from healthy subjects to Dengue patients; for both genders the p-value is less than 0.0001. The mean vector of severe Dengue patients is significantly shortened compare to non-severe patients with a p-value of 0.0037 and 0.0023 for males and females, respectively. This study confirms that the BIVA method is a valid method in differentiating the healthy, severe and non-severe Dengue-infected subjects. All tests performed had a significance level with a p-value less than 0.05.

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Evaluation of Mid-upper Arm Circumference in Pre-school Children: Comparison Between NCHS/CDC-2000 and WHO-2006 References

Nascimento

Machado

Bertoli

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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

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We aimed to evaluate the classification of arm circumference (AC) in pre-school children by using National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS/CDC-2000) and World Health Organization (WHO-2006) references. We evaluated 205 children: weight, height and AC were assessed and the body mass index (BMI) was calculated. The BMI values were classified into Z-scores by the WHO referential. The AC was classified into Z-cores by two references, comparing the whole-sample value and among groups (tercis) of BMI Z-score. The correlation was also evaluated between differences of AC with BMI Z-score. The WHO referential classified the AC in Z-scores greater than the NCHS/CDC, which is more specific and less sensitive than the NCHS/CDC for lean children and at the same time more sensitive and less specific for children with overweight. In conclusion, a significant difference in the AC classification occurs according to the referential used.

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Assessment of nutritional status in the Amazigh children of Amizmiz (Azgour Valley, High Atlas and Morocco)

Cited by 5 publications

References 10 publications

Food security and women's roles in Moroccan Berber (Amazigh) society today

Food security and women's roles in Moroccan Berber (Amazigh) society today

Bioimpedance Vector Analysis in Diagnosing Severe and Non-Severe Dengue Patients

Evaluation of Mid-upper Arm Circumference in Pre-school Children: Comparison Between NCHS/CDC-2000 and WHO-2006 References

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