Construction of growth reference standards for urban slum children in developing countries.

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dc.contributor.authorSeth, Ven_US
dc.contributor.authorRai, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorSemwal, O Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorPatnaik, K Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorSundaram, K Ren_US
dc.date.accessioned1990-10-01en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T06:09:11Z
dc.date.available1990-10-01en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-27T06:09:11Z
dc.date.issued1990-10-01en_US
dc.description.abstractA cross-sectional sample of 2987 children in the age group of 1 to 10 years were selected from urban slums of Delhi for measurement of weight and height. Males and females were 53 and 47% respectively. Mean weight and height were calculated for both the sexes. Comparison of percentiles of weight and height with NCHS and ICMR standards showed that the 75th percentiles weight and height of the present study were comparable with 80 and 90% of 50th percentile of NCHS respectively. Hence, upper 25% of the sample arranged in ascending order of magnitude were used for the construction of reference standards of weight and height. Comparison of percentiles drawn from the top 25% of the sample demonstrated that 50th percentile of the present study corresponded to 80% of 50th percentile of the NCHS for weight and 90% of 50th percentile of NCHS of the height for both boys and girls. Also the 50th percentile of ICMR for weight and height for both the sexes. Standards constructed from such sample would be better suited for two important uses: (i) monitoring of Nutrition Programme, and (ii) to detect a child with abnormal growth at the earliest.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Pediatrics and Biostatistics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSeth V, Rai A, Gupta M, Semwal OP, Patnaik KK, Sundaram KR. Construction of growth reference standards for urban slum children in developing countries. Indian Pediatrics. 1990 Oct; 27(10): 1081-7en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/15205
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://indianpediatrics.neten_US
dc.subject.meshBody Heighten_US
dc.subject.meshBody Weighten_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshDeveloping Countriesen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshGrowthen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndiaen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshPoverty Areasen_US
dc.subject.meshReference Valuesen_US
dc.subject.meshUrban Healthen_US
dc.subject.meshUrban Populationen_US
dc.titleConstruction of growth reference standards for urban slum children in developing countries.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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