Department of Anthropology, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling 734 013, West Bengal, India.
J Trop Pediatr. 2010 Aug;56(4):254-9. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmp102. Epub 2009 Oct 30.
The present cross-sectional study examines the association of maternal nutritional status, body composition and socio-economic status with newborn low birth weight (LBW). It was conducted on 503 mothers and their singleton newborns in an urban hospital in Siliguri, West Bengal, India. The maternal anthropometric measurements (weight, height, mid-upper arm circumference and triceps skinfold), socio-economic variables (education, household income, occupation and birth order) and newborn birth weight were recorded. The average birth weight was 2.746 (+/-0.40) kg and 17.30% of the newborns had LBW. The multinomial regression analysis showed maternal age, height, weight nutritional status, birth order and household income to have significant associations with newborn LBW. The receiver operating characteristic curve-area under curve analysis showed maternal weight and mid-upper arm circumference to be the best surrogate measures of LBW.
本横断面研究旨在探讨母亲的营养状况、身体成分和社会经济状况与新生儿低出生体重（LBW）之间的关系。该研究在印度西孟加拉邦锡尔利古里的一家城市医院进行，共纳入了 503 名母亲及其单胎新生儿。记录了母亲的人体测量学指标（体重、身高、中上臂围和三头肌皮褶厚度）、社会经济变量（教育、家庭收入、职业和出生顺序）和新生儿出生体重。新生儿的平均出生体重为 2.746（+/-0.40）kg，17.30%的新生儿存在 LBW。多分类回归分析显示，母亲的年龄、身高、体重营养状况、出生顺序和家庭收入与新生儿 LBW 显著相关。受试者工作特征曲线-曲线下面积分析显示，母亲的体重和中上臂围是 LBW 的最佳替代测量指标。
