Nguyen N D, Allen J R, Peat J K, Schofield W N, Nossar V, Eisenbruch M, Gaskin K J
James Fairfax Institute of Paediatric Nutrition, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Eur J Clin Nutr. 2004 Feb;58(2):356-62. doi: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601791.
To investigate the growth and feeding practices in first-generation Vietnamese infants living in Australia.
Cohort study.
The study was conducted between 1999 and 2002 in Sydney.
A total of 239 Vietnamese women were recruited randomly from antenatal clinics, and of these 210 were initially seen. During the first year, 20 cases (9.5%) were lost to follow-up. Data were collected at 0.5, 2, 4, 6, 9 and 12 months.
Vietnamese infants were significantly longer and heavier than reference data (both P<0.0001). The Vietnamese infants had a significant decline in weight growth with age compared with reference data (P<0.001). The Vietnamese infants had marginally higher s.d. score for ideal weight for length than reference data (P=0.044). There was a significant decline in ideal weight for length with age compared with reference data (P=0.0065). Both parents were significantly shorter (mean s.d. height scores: -1.5+/-0.8 (mother) and -1.8+/-0.8 (father)) than reference data (P<0.001). The incidence of breast feeding was 79%, but half of the breast feeding women had stopped breast feeding by 3 months. A total of 162 (79.8%) infants were given infant formula within the first week, of whom 131 (80.1%) were fed infant formula within the first 24 h after birth.
Vietnamese infants in this study had growth comparable with reference data despite their parents being shorter than reference data. Breast feeding duration was short with infant formula being introduced early.
调查居住在澳大利亚的第一代越南裔婴儿的生长情况及喂养方式。
队列研究。
该研究于1999年至2002年在悉尼进行。
从产前诊所随机招募了239名越南女性，其中210名最初参与研究。在第一年，有20例（9.5%）失访。在0.5、2、4、6、9和12个月时收集数据。
越南裔婴儿的身长和体重显著高于参考数据（均P<0.0001）。与参考数据相比，越南裔婴儿的体重增长随年龄显著下降（P<0.001）。越南裔婴儿的身长理想体重标准差得分略高于参考数据（P=0.044）。与参考数据相比，身长理想体重随年龄显著下降（P=0.0065）。父母双方的身高均显著低于参考数据（平均标准差身高得分：母亲为-1.5±0.8，父亲为-1.8±0.8）（P<0.001）。母乳喂养率为79%，但一半进行母乳喂养的女性在3个月时停止了母乳喂养。共有162名（79.8%）婴儿在第一周内接受了婴儿配方奶粉喂养，其中131名（80.1%）在出生后24小时内接受了婴儿配方奶粉喂养。
本研究中的越南裔婴儿尽管其父母身高低于参考数据，但生长情况与参考数据相当。母乳喂养持续时间较短，婴儿配方奶粉引入较早。
