Undernutrition and adolescent growth among rural Indian boys.
Undernutrition and adolescent growth among rural Indian boys.
复制标题
印度农村男孩的营养不良和青少年成长。
作者：
A. Kanade;S. Joshi;S. Rao
目的
评估营养不良对印度农村男孩各种青春期生长参数的影响。
设计
对8-18岁的青少年进行了为期3年的纵向观察。
设置
青少年男孩（n=673）从七个不同的村庄内30至40公里，从浦那进行了研究。
方法
记录6个月的体重（最多50 g）和身高（最多0.1 cm）测量结果，并根据学校记录进行年龄评估，具有合理的准确性。
结果
发育迟缓和体重不足的男孩在10岁时比正常男孩轻（4公斤）和短（8厘米），但成年后这种差异分别增加到12公斤和10厘米。然而，营养不良的男孩，揭示了显着的身高增长在以后的年龄，特别是超过14岁，与正常人相比，这表明缓慢，渐进，但持续的增长。营养不良使起飞年龄和PHV年龄推迟约2年，并使PHV时的身高（5厘米）和成人身高（7厘米）降低。
结论
来自同一农村社区的正常儿童和营养不良儿童的青春期生长表现存在很大差异。因此，营养缺乏似乎影响几乎所有的生长参数和最终的成年大小。
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate impact of undernutrition on various adolescent growth parameters among rural Indian boys.
DESIGN
Adolescent boys covering 8-18 yr age group were observed longitudinally for a period of 3 years.
SETTING
Adolescent boys (n=673) from seven different villages within 30 to 40 km from Pune were studied.
METHOD
Six monthly measurements on weight (upto 50 g) and height (upto 0.1 cm) were recorded and age assessment was done from school records with reasonable accuracy.
RESULTS
Stunted and underweight boys were lighter (by 4 kg) and shorter (by 8 cm) at 10 yr age compared to their normal counterparts but this difference increased to 12 kg and 10 cm respectively by adulthood. Undernourished boys however, revealed significant height gains at later ages especially beyond 14+ yr, compared to normals suggesting slow, gradual but continual growth. Undernutrition delayed age at take-off and age at PHV by about 2 yr, and lowered attained height at PHV (by 5 cm) and adult height (by 7 cm).
CONCLUSION
Normal and maluourished children from the same rural community show wide differences in their adolescent growth performance. Nutritional deprivation thus seems to affect almost all growth parameters and final adult size too.