Showing papers by "Seyyed Mohammad Taghi Ayatollahi published in 2008"
TL;DR: Comparison of the data with their peers born 15 years apart indicated that the children of Shiraz children get longer MUAC measurements than previous study, which is generally significant.
Abstract: Summary Background & aims Measuring MUAC has several advantages. The measuring can be taken quickly and at little cost. It is an excellent indictor of nutritional status and is frequently used for screening purposes. Methods New reference values and charts for mid upper arm circumferences (MUAC) of 2237 healthy primary school children (1163 boys and 1074 girls) aged 6–12 years living in Shiraz (Iran) are presented and their relationships to our previous study carried out 15 years earlier as well as other studies explored. The data were sampled in a multistage scheme and collected through a large-scale cross-sectional growth study. Results The results showed that MUAC measurements centiles of girls lied above that of boys in all age groups, which is generally significant (p = 0.006). Conclusions Comparison of our data with their peers born 15 years apart indicated that our children get longer MUAC measurements than previous study (p
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TL;DR: In this article, the prevalence of low birth weight (LBW) and distribution of body mass index (BMI) at birth in Arak (central Iran) neonates of the 10,241 live neonates (5241 boys, 5000 girls, sex ratio 105) was classified as LBW.
Abstract: To estimate the prevalence of low birth weight (LBW) and to document distribution of body mass index (BMI) at birth in Arak (central Iran) neonates of the 10,241 live neonates (5241 boys, 5000 girls, sex ratio 105) born in 2004 in Arak. A birth weight of less than 2500 g was classified as LBW. BMI based on the original supine length and weight data was calculated and compared with BMI at birth of Iran reference data. The overall prevalence of LBW was calculated as nine per cent, less pronounced among boys than girls. Over two‐thirds of Arak neonates enjoyed normal weight and some five per cent of them were overweight or obese. However, one‐quarter of neonates were classified underweight. Girls’ BMI centiles lie below those of boys. Arak neonates were relatively free of obesity. However, the rate of neonatal underweight was striking. Neonatal LBW was more prevalent than the developed world. While LBW is a crude index, underweight BMI class is an adjusted index, which should be taken into consideration when...
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