Development of regression equations for estimating height and weight using body segments in argentine children

Growth is an essential aspect of health and an indicator of well-being in children. Abnormal growth may indicate inadequate nutrition, illness, and failure to thrive or survive. Research in pediatric groups has documented negative impacts of poor nutrition in many organ systems (i.e., respiratory [1], cardiac [2,3], immune [4,5] and impaired motor, cognitive, and social behavior and development [6 –11]). Nutritional assessment is a useful tool for monitoring growth and nutrition [12,13], for the calculation of medication doses or glomerular filtration [14] especially in hospitalized children and for evaluating the effectiveness of medical interventions.
Source: Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Authors: Source Type: research