ArticleThe Journal of nutrition2024
Weight Velocity in Addition to Latest Weight Does Not Improve the Identification of Wasting or the Prediction of Stunting and Mortality: A Longitudinal Analysis Using Data from Malawi, South Africa, and Pakistan.
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backgroundIn low/middle-income countries, most nutritional assessments use the latest weights, without reference to growth trajectory.
objectivesThis study explores whether velocity, in addition to the latest weight, improves the prediction of wasting, stunting, or mortality in the first 2 years of life.
methodsWe analyzed a combined data set with weight and height data collected monthly in the first year of 3447 children from Pakistan, Malawi, and South Africa, with height and survival recorded till 24 m. The main exposures were weight-for-age z-score (WAZ) at the end of each 2-m period and weight velocity-for-age z-score (WVZ
resultsChildren who were already stunted or wasted were most likely to remain so. Higher WVZ
conclusionsThe key anthropometric determinant of impending wasting, stunting, and mortality appears to be how far below the normal range the child's weight is, rather than how they reached that position.
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