Heights and Weights of Infants and Children in a Rural Community of Jamaica

Ashcroft, Michael; Lovell, H. G.; George, Mukoro Duke; Williams, Anne

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.tropej.a057176

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“…Weight gain is actually above that achieved by the standard group. A similar recovery has been reported in several countries but initiated at different ages and to varying degrees (1,2,10,12,13,19,26,29). The weight gains achieved by infants in the early months of life in several developing countries have been noted to be greater than by those in Europe and America (4).…”

Section: Growth Pattern Of Pre-school Childrensupporting

confidence: 86%

Failure to Thrive in Lebanon I. Experience With Some Simple Somatic Measurements

1971

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Summary During a period of 12 months 1 231 Lebanese Arab children of low socio‐economic class, 3–48 months of age living in three locations were measured. The measurements were weight, height, head circumference and mid‐arm circumference. The results were expressed as percentage of international standards for boys and girls separately. The patterns of deviation from the standard values varied according to the measurement. In general for both sexes there was a falling off between 6 and 18 months, greatest for weight and mid‐arm circumference with some recovery later, and less for height and head circumference without recovery later. The possible influences of location and season of observation and birth were studied. Using these four somatic measurements an Index of Thriving was developed for the subsequent study of contrasting groups of “control” and “failure to thrive” children. The use of this and other simple means of assessing failure to thrive in the field is discussed.

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Failure to Thrive in Lebanon I. Experience With Some Simple Somatic Measurements

1971

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“…is of interest in that, in spite of failure to thrive and malnutrition at the age of 10 months, by the age of 41 years he had reached a height of 114-5 cm., 11 cm. more than the mean height of Jamaican boys of his age and social class (Ashcroft et al, 1965). This suggests that early acceleration of growth may be a feature of XYY patients as well as a possible continuation of growth after the normal time, as in our previous case (Thorburn et al, 1968).…”

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Chromosome studies in 101 mentally handicapped Jamaican children.

Thorburn¹,

Martin²

1971

Journal of Medical Genetics

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“…To show the individual measures on height and weight all 74 index boys and the 71 comparisons are plotted by age on graphs (Text-figs. 1 and 2) which include the 10th, 50th and 90th percentiles derived from the surveys of Jamaican boys by Ashcroft and his co-workers (1965, Ashcroft et al (1965) and Ashcroft &Lovell(1966). ages based on 1943 US standards (Vickers & Stuart, 1943).…”

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“…Standard scores for heights and weights were based on standards developed for Jamaican primary school boys 7 years and older (Ashcroft & Lovell, 1966) and for rural Jamaican boys under 7 years (Ashcroft, Lovell & Williams, 1965). These standards were derived from boys living mostly in lower income families.…”

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Physical growth of Jamaican school children who were severely malnourished before 2 years of age

Richardson

1975

J. Biosoc. Sci.

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A study is reported of physical growth of Jamaican schoolboys who had been admitted to hospital with severe malnutrition during infancy (index cases). Height, weight and head circumference of the index cases was -compared with that of male siblings close in age (siblings), with unrelated classmates or neighbours matched for sex and age (comparisons) and with Jamaican or US growth standards. Index boys were significantly smaller in height and head circumference than comparisons and significantly smaller than sibs only in head circumference. Sibs were intermediate in stature to the index and comparison boys. When the boys were divided into three age groups there was evidence of complete catch-up in height and weight after 7 years of age, but catch-up was incomplete for head circumference in the oldest group. No significant differences in stature at follow-up of the index boys were found in relation to age when admitted to hospital.

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Heights and Weights of Infants and Children in a Rural Community of Jamaica

Cited by 25 publications

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Failure to Thrive in Lebanon I. Experience With Some Simple Somatic Measurements

Failure to Thrive in Lebanon I. Experience With Some Simple Somatic Measurements

Chromosome studies in 101 mentally handicapped Jamaican children.

Physical growth of Jamaican school children who were severely malnourished before 2 years of age

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