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Titersofantibodytocommonpathogens:relationtofood-basedinterventionsinruralKenyanschoolchildren
...ure(SASInstituteInc).Age,sex,socioeconomicstatus(SES),height-for-agezscore(HAZ),andweight-for-heightzscore(WHZ)atbaselinewerealsoinitiallyincludedinthemodelsanddroppedfromthefinalmodelifnotsignificant.RESULTSBaselineage,anthropometry,andmicronutrientstatusThepercentageofmalesandthemeanage,SESscore,H...
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北京西安幼兒園兒童膳食及營養狀況比較
...及營養過剩的判定標準爲:低體重,WAZ<-2;生長遲緩,HAZ<-2;消瘦,WHZ<-2;超重,WAZ>2;肥胖,WHZ>2。 1.2.3數據處理與分析對收集到的膳食調查、身高、體重等資料進行分類整理,覈查其有效性後進行編碼。採用EpiData3...
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AnthelmintictreatmentofruralBangladeshichildren:effectonhostphysiology,growth,andbiochemicalstatus
...ter,UnitedKingdom).DataanalysiszScoresofweight-for-age(WAZ),height-for-age(HAZ),andweight-for-height(WHZ)werecalculatedbyusingthegrowthreferencesoftheWHOandtheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(ANTHRO,CDC,Atlanta).StatisticalanalysiswasperformedbyusingSPSS-PC(version8.0,SPSSUKLtd,Chertsey,UnitedK...
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ConcurrentmicronutrientdeficienciesinlactatingmothersandtheirinfantsinIndonesia
...andardmethods;zscoresforweightandheight[weight-for-age(WAZ),height-for-age(HAZ),andweight-for-height(WHZ)]werecalculatedbyusingEPI-INFO(version6.02;CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,Atlanta)withtheuseofWorldHealthOrganizationrecommendedgrowthcurves(17).Afasting3-mLvenousbloodsamplewastakenfromth...
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我國西部46個貧困縣3歲以下兒童雞蛋添加與營養狀況關係淺析
...不良指標生長遲緩:年齡別身高Z值(Z-scoreforheightforage,HAZ)<-2。低體重:年齡別體重Z值(Z-scoreforweightforage,WAZ)<-2。消瘦:身高別體重Z值(Z-scoreforweightforheight,WHZ)<-2。 2結果 2.1基本情況本次所調查3歲以下兒童各...
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SeverelineargrowthretardationinruralZambianchildren:theinfluenceofbiologicalvariables
...sitemia,andintestinalparasitosiswereassessed.Results:Height-for-agezscores(HAZ)werelow,indicatingahighprevalenceofstunting(3679%).Ninetypercentofthechildrenwereanemic,5371%hadelevatedacutephaseproteins,and80%hadmalariaparasitemia.Regressionanalysesshowedthatmaternalheightpredictedthechil...
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Whyarenutritionallystuntedchildrenatincreasedriskofobesity?StudiesofmetabolicrateandfatoxidationinshantytownchildrenfromSãoPaulo,
...8).Childrenrecruitedforthestuntedgroup(n=28)hadtohaveaheight-for-agezscore(HAZ)-1.5,andchildrenrecruitedforthecontrolgroup(n=30)hadtohaveanHAZ-1.5.Notethatwell-nourishedBrazilianchildrengrowadequatelyrelativetoNCHSstandardsintermsofbothweightandheight(39)andthatlowHAZiswidelybelievedtobearesultofchr...
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Oligofructose-supplementedinfantcereal:2randomized,blinded,community-basedtrialsinPeruvianinfants
...supplemented(control)cereal(CCgroup)andhadlowerWAZandheight-for-agezscores(HAZ),buttheydidnothavedifferenthematologicandsocioeconomiccharacteristics.Infantsreceivingthezinc-fortifiedcereal(ZCgroup)weighedlessthandidinfantsreceivingcerealcontainingbothprebioticsandzinc(PZCgroup),buttheydidnothavesign...
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Adouble-blind,placebo-controlled,glutamine-supplementationtrialingrowth-falteringGambianinfants
...byathird.Infantweight-for-ageandheight-for-agewereexpressedaszscores(WAZandHAZ,respectively)basedonthe1990Britishgrowthcurves(27).Thereferencedatawereusedtoexpressthesedatacorrectedforbothageandsex.ZscoreswerenotusedtoexpressMUACforwhichtheactualvaluesaregiven.Subjectswereclinicallyexaminedateachcli...
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Prospectiveevaluationofgrowth,nutritionalstatus,andbodycompositioninchildrenwithcysticfibrosis
...thodwasnotavailableatthetime.Sexdistribution,age,height,andheight-for-agez(HAZ)scoreweresimilarbetweenthe9childreninwhomTOBECwasnotmeasuredandthe16childreninwhomTOBECwasmeasured.Theformergroup,however,wasonaverageheavier(26.4comparedwith22.5kg;P=0.03)andhadahigherweight-for-agez(WAZ)scoreatbaseline(...
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MalariaandnutritionalstatusinchildrenlivingonthecoastofKenya
...signasmodifiedbyNicollandUlijaszec)(18).Weight-for-age(WAZ),height-for-age(HAZ),andweight-for-height(WHZ)zscoreswerecalculatedwithreferencetoNationalCenterforHealthStatisticsstandardswiththeuseofEPIINFO(version6;CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,Atlanta).Underweightandwasting(indexesofacutemalnu...
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Acommunity-basedrandomizedcontrolledtrialofironandzincsupplementationinIndonesianinfants:effectsongrowthanddevelopment
...sthatdidnot.Atbaseline,theoverallprevalenceofstunting[height-for-agezscore(HAZ)2SD]was3.5%,thatofunderweight[weight-for-agezscore(WAZ)2SD]was4%,andthatofwasting[weight-for-heightzscore(WHZ)2SD]was4.5%.Anemia(hemoglobin110g/L)wasobservedin41%,irondeficiencyanemia(IDA:hemoglobin110g/...
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黔南地區學齡前兒童生長髮育及其影響因素分析
...(2)年齡別身高,測量值低於參考身高中位數減2個標準差(HAZ-2爲生長遲緩;(3)身高別體重,測量值低於參考體重中位數減2個標準差(WHZ120%爲肥胖。 1.3統計分析 用Excel建立數據庫,應用SPSS13.0統計軟件包進行數據處理,採用t...
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學齡前兒童生長髮育與飲食因素的相關分析
...年齡標準差,分年齡別體重Z分(WAZ)、年齡別身高Z分(HAZ)、身高別體重Z分(WHZ)。以1995年我國九市7歲以下兒童體格發育水平爲對照[2],按Z評分3項指標對營養不良進行分型,體重低下、生長遲緩、消瘦,分度以-2和-3爲切...
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Spreadfortifiedwithvitaminsandmineralsinducescatch-upgrowthanderadicatessevereanemiainstuntedrefugeechildrenaged36y
...ifiedinthecensus,atotalof374childrenaged36ywithheight-for-agezscores(HAZ)2.0withuseofWorldHealthOrganizationandNationalCenterforHealthStatistics(WHO/NCHS)referencemedianwereeligibletoenterthetrial.Exclusioncriteriaweresevereorchronicillness,severeclinicalmalnutrition,orcongenitalabnormal...
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Effectofsupplementalzinconthegrowthandserumzincconcentrationsofprepubertalchildren:ameta-analysisofrandomizedcontrolledtrials
...rgrowthinindividualstudies,bythesubjects‘meaninitialheight-for-agezscore(HAZ),weight-for-agezscore(WAZ),age,andserumzincconcentration.Thenforeachsubgroupofstudieswasasfollows:19,12,23,6,11,11,12,14,and9,respectively.Viewlargerversion(11K):FIGURE4..Relationbetweenmeaninitialheight-for-agezscoreande...
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NeurologicalOutcomeofSepticCardioembolicStrokeAfterInfectiveEndocarditis
...ksforperioperativeandlong-termmortalityweregivenasage-adjustedoddsratiosandhazardsratios,estimatedbylogisticandCoxproportional-hazardsregressionanalyses,respectively.ToevaluatewhethertheNIHstrokeindexatadmissionwaspredictiveforremainingneurologicaldeficit,theSpearmancorrelationcoefficientwascalculat...
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BasilarArteryDiameterand5-YearMortalityinPatientsWithStroke
...okemortalityratebutnotwithall-causeornonstrokevascularmortality.Theadjustedhazardratio(HR)ofstrokemortalityper1-mmincreaseinbasilararterydiameterwas1.23(95%confidenceinterval[CI],1.07to1.41).Ahigherriskofstrokedeathwasassociatedwithbasilararterydiameteratthe95thpercentile(diameter4.3mm;adjustedHR3.6...
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ElevatedvitaminAintakeandserumretinolinpreadolescentchildrenwithcysticfibrosis1,2,
...roupsofsubjects,bodymassindex(BMI)wascalculated(kg/m2),andzscoresforheight(HAZ),weight(WAZ),andBMI(BMIZ)werecomputedbyusingthe2000NationalCenterforHealthStatisticsreferencedata(20).FEV1wasmeasuredintheCFsubjectsbyusingstandardspirometry(21,22)afteradministrationofinhaledalbuterolandchestphysiotherap...
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Randomizedcontrolledsafetyandefficacytrialof2vitaminAsupplementationschedulesinTanzanianinfants
...d50000IUvitaminAtotheirinfants,within96hofbirth,didnotlowerinfantmortality[hazardratio:1.28(95%CI:0.83,1.98)](5).AfurtherstudyexploredtheeffectofsupplementationinslightlyolderinfantsandmadeuseoftheExpandedProgramonImmunization(EPI)oftheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO).EPIroutinelydelivers3dosesofdiphthe...
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Dietaryphytoestrogensandbreastcancerrisk
...eidentifiedthroughlinkagewiththeComprehensiveCancerCenterMiddleNetherlands.HazardratiosforthediseasewereestimatedbyCoxproportionalhazardanalysisforquartilesofisoflavoneandlignanintake.Associationswereadjustedforknownbreastcancerriskfactorsanddailyenergyintake.Results:Atotalof280womenwerenewlydiagnos...
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NutritionalStatusandSerumCytokineProfilesinChildren,Adolescents,andYoungAdultswithSchistosomajaponicumAssociatedHepaticFibrosis,inLeyte,Phi
...anthropometer.Thesemeasurementswereusedtodeterminetheheight-for-agez-score(HAZ),body-massindex(BMI)(calculatedintermsofweight[inkilograms]dividedbythesquareofheight[inmeters]),andBMIz-score(BMIZ).BMIistheindexofchoicefortheassessmentofrecentundernutritioninadultsandadolescents[20,21];HAZrepresentslo...
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InterpretationofvitaminAstatusinapparentlyhealthyPakistanichildrenbyusingmarkersofsubclinicalinfection
...evatedconcentrations.Themedianzscoresforweight-for-age(WAZ),height-for-age(HAZ),andweight-for-height(WHZ)ofthechildrenwere-1.68,-1.57,and-0.89,respectively.Theboyshadsignificantlylower(poorer)zscoresthandidthegirls(Table1).Viewthistable:TABLE1.Biochemicalandanthropometricmeasurementsinthe2519childre...
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Plasmaantioxidantcapacityinresponsetodietshighinsoyoranimalproteinwithorwithoutisoflavones
...onofgenisteintohumanLDLresultedinlowermalondialdehydeconcentrationsoveran8-hazo-initiatedoxidationincubation.Similarly,animalstudieshaveshownlowermalondialdehydeconcentrationsinplasma(44)andintheaorticarch(45)ofanimalsfedhighdosesofisoflavones.Noteworthy,theconcentrationsofisoflavonesusedinbothinvit...
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ß-Carotenerichorange-fleshedsweetpotatoimprovesthevitaminAstatusofprimaryschoolchildrenassessedwiththemodified-relative-dose-respon
...ctsconcurredwiththepre-postanalysisreportedinthetext.Height-for-agezscores(HAZ),weight-for-agezscores(WAZ),andweight-for-heightzscores(WHZ)wereobtainedfollowingWorldHealthOrganizationprocedures(15).Thebirthdateofeachchildwasobtainedfromtheschoolregister.Anemiawasdefinedasahemoglobinconcentration115g...
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LongitudinalmeasurementsofzincabsorptioninPeruvianchildrenconsumingwheatproductsfortifiedwithirononlyorironand1of2amountsofzinc
...arizedinFigure1.Viewlargerversion(33K):FIGURE1..Studyoutline.Hb,hemoglobin;HAZ,height-for-agezscore.Parentsofallparticipatingchildrenprovidedwritteninformedconsentatthebeginningofthestudy.ThestudyprotocolandconsentformswereapprovedbytheinstitutionalreviewboardsoftheUniversityofCalifornia,Davis,andth...
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PermselectiveDysfunctionofPodocyte-PodocyteContactuponAngiotensinIIUnravelstheMolecularTargetforRenoprotectiveIntervention
...sat37??C.Tenconfocalimagesforeachexperimentalsettingwererandomlyacquiredwithaz-axisscanof21to36imagesat0.32µmdistance(LS510Meta;Zeiss).Three-dimensionalreconstructionsoftheimageserieswereperformedtoobtain3-DmodelsofZO-1-stainedregionsandofDAPIstainingusingthe“marchingcubes“techniqueimpleme...