Determinants of weight and length of Indonesian neonates
Determinants of weight and length of Indonesian neonates
复制标题
DOI:
10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601439
复制
发表时间:
2002-10-01
影响因子:
4.7
通讯作者:
Hautvast, JGAJ
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Muslimatun, S;Schmidt, MK;Hautvast, JGAJ
Objective: To investigate the determinants of neonatal weight and length.Design: From 16-20 week of pregnancy, 366 mothers of the neonates had participated in the community-based study to investigate the effect of weekly supplementation during pregnancy with iron and vitamin A on infant growth. Women from five villages were allocated randomly to receive two tablets each containing 60 mg iron as ferrous sulphate and 250 mug folic acid (n = 121) or two tablets each containing 2400 RE vitamin A in addition to the same amount of ferrous sulphate and folic acid (n = 122). A third ('daily') group (n = 123) participating in the national iron supplementation programme was recruited from four neighbouring villages.Results: Neonatal weight and length did not differ between the two weekly groups and between the weekly iron group and the 'daily' group. Iron and vitamin A status during pregnancy did not influence neonatal weight and length significantly. Boys were 100 g heavier and 0.53 cm longer than girls (P < 0.05). First born neonates were lighter (P < 0.01) and tended to be shorter (P = 0.070) than neonates of higher birth order. Maternal age and education as well as other socioeconomic determinants were not associated with neonatal weight and length. Neonatal weight was 32% explained by gestational age, maternal weight, postnatal measurement, gender and parity, while neonatal length was 28% explained by gestational age, maternal weight, postnatal measurement, gender and maternal height.Conclusions: Gestational age, maternal weight at second trimester and infant gender were the main predictors of neonatal weight and length.Sponsorship: The study was supported by The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research-Netherlands Foundation for the Advancement of Tropical Research (NWO-WOTRO; WV 93-280) and Neys-van Hoogstraten Foundation (IN 114), The Netherlands, and German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ)/South East Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), Indonesia.