Longitudinal growth of arm circumference in Punjabi infants.
Indian Pediatr
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1999 Mar; 36(3): 257-62
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-8794
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To study distance and velocity growth pattern of mid-upper-arm-circumference in Punjabi infants.DESIGN:
Longitudinal, monthly follow up.SETTING:
Growth clinic and homes of subjects. SAMPLE One hundred and fifty four (Male 86, Female 68) Punjabi infants weighing more than 2.5 kg at birth with gestation over 37 weeks.METHODS:
Every subject was measured for mid-upper-arm circumference between 1 to 12 months of age at one monthly intervals by the same investigator with a time tolerance of 3 days on the day of measurement.RESULTS:
Mid upper arm circumference showed rapid increase between 1 to 6 months whereafter, gain became slower during second half of infancy. It had grown by 34.9% in male and 40.2% in female infants between 1 to 12 months. Sex differences favoring male infants were statistically significant between 1 to 4 months. Monthly growth rates for arm-circumference depicted vascillatory pattern.CONCLUSION:
The values presented for arm circumference may be used as reference base to monitor growth of children during infancy.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Arm
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Child Development
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Child, Preschool
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Sex Factors
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Anthropometry
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Follow-Up Studies
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Longitudinal Studies
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian Pediatr
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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