Activity and behavioral development in stunted and nonstunted children and response to nutritional supplementation
Child dev
; 66(6): 1786-97, Dec. 1995.
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ABSTRACT
It is frequently assumed that undernutrition in young children leads to poor development through reduced activity. Three groups of 26 1-year-old stunted children were studied nutritional supplementation, supplementation with psychosocial stimulation, and controls. 26 nonstunted comparison children were also studied. Activity levels were measured by extensive observations in the homes, and development using 4 subscales of the Griffith's Mental Development Scales. Initially, stunted children were less active than nonstunted ones (p<.01), but after 6 months they caught up regardless of treatment. The mental ages of the stunted children were lower than those of the nonstunted children initially, and improved with either treatment. Initially activity levels made a significant contribution to the variance in the locomotor subscale only, but not 6 months later. Activity did not predict change in development over 6 or 12 months, nor did change in activity over 6 months predict change in development over 12 months (AU)
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Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Alimentos Fortificados
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Desnutrição Proteico-Calórica
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Nanismo
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Atividade Motora
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe ingles
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Jamaica
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Child dev
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article