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Prevalence and Predictors of Malnutrition among Guatemalan Children at 2 Years of Age

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  • Jason M Nagata
  • James Gippetti
  • Stefan Wager
  • Alejandro Chavez
  • Paul H Wise

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Objective: To identify the prevalence and predictors of malnutrition among 2-year old children in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. Methods: Prospective cohort of 852 Guatemalan children in San Lucas Toliman, Guatemala followed from birth to age 2 from May 2008 to December 2013. Socio-demographic, anthropometric, and health data of children was collected at 2 month intervals. Results: Among the 402 males and 450 females in the cohort, mean weight-for-age Z-score (WAZ) declined from -0.67 ± 1.01 at 1 year to -1.07 ± 0.87 at 2 years, while mean height-for-age Z-score (HAZ) declined from -1.88 ± 1.19 at 1 year to -2.37 ± 0.99 at 2 years. Using multiple linear regression modeling, number of children

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  • Jason M Nagata & James Gippetti & Stefan Wager & Alejandro Chavez & Paul H Wise, 2016. "Prevalence and Predictors of Malnutrition among Guatemalan Children at 2 Years of Age," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(11), pages 1-13, November.
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    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164772
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