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Early determinants of linear growth and weight attained in the first year of life in a malaria endemic region

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  • Juliana Paghi Dal Bom
  • Lalucha Mazzucchetti
  • Maíra Barreto Malta
  • Simone Ladeia-Andrade
  • Marcia Caldas de Castro
  • Marly Augusto Cardoso
  • Bárbara Hatzlhoffer Lourenço
  • on behalf of the MINA-Brazil Study Working Group

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We investigated linear growth and weight attained among 772 children at 10–15 months of age in the first population-based birth cohort in the Brazilian Amazon. Sociodemographic, maternal and birth characteristics were collected in interviews soon after birth at baseline. Anthropometric evaluation was conducted at 10–15 months. Multiple linear regression models were fitted for length-for-age (LAZ) and body mass index (BMI)-for-age Z scores (BAZ), considering a hierarchical conceptual framework with determinants at distal, intermediate and proximal levels, with adjustment for the child’s sex and age. Mean LAZ and BAZ were 0.31 (SD: 1.13) and 0.35 (SD: 1.06), respectively. Overall, 2.2% of children were stunted and 6.6% overweight. Among socioeconomic factors, household wealth index was positively associated with LAZ (p for trend = 0.01), while children whose families received assistance from the Bolsa Família conditional cash transfer program were 0.16 Z score thinner (95% CI: -0.31, -0.00). Maternal height and BMI were positively associated with both LAZ and BAZ at 10–15 months of age (p for trend

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  • Juliana Paghi Dal Bom & Lalucha Mazzucchetti & Maíra Barreto Malta & Simone Ladeia-Andrade & Marcia Caldas de Castro & Marly Augusto Cardoso & Bárbara Hatzlhoffer Lourenço & on behalf of the MINA-Braz, 2019. "Early determinants of linear growth and weight attained in the first year of life in a malaria endemic region," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(8), pages 1-17, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0220513
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220513
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